How can I get a job in a doctor's office w/out experience...I want to go in to healtcare & need experience.
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I work in a Medical Records department at a hospital and I've worked with a couple of people that went on to nursing or other medical or clerical work. Other departments there also may hire without experience. A knowledge of Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology & Computers may help, but are not always required.  At our hospital there are doctor's offices that are owned by the hospital. Perhaps something like this setting would help you get your experience and also your foot in the door to other job openings. Good Luck!
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you have to got class for a long time for anything medical, so forget it\n\nactually, it depends on what kind of medical you are talking about..but if you are in high school, no technical school certificate will let you get a "hands on medical" experience that would lead to a degree. you have to go to medical school.\n\nunless you are talking about....ummm...maybe some kind of assistant job (no degree) like in surgery or as a lab tech, or something minor.\n\nthey won't hire just anyone into a real medical field unless you have been in college for a long time, and have a degree.
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First of all understand that MT and clerical and receptionist are three really, really different jobs.\nUnderstand the job description when you apply.\nYou may be asked to train in medical billing because you know the terminology.  (Don't just assume that SOB is shortness of breath, know your doctors specialty.)\nI know that you probably know this but I am going to tell you anyhow.\nShow up on time. That will help you keep a job faster than any other skill you have.\nDon't be afraid to ask questions. Depending on the office you will get lots of help or just told to figure it out. You have to be alot more capable if you have to figure it out on your own. Don't give up, just keep asking questions until you get an answer that leads you to the needed information.\nBe flexible, offer to do be available to do any job necessary.\nBe polite to the patients and the rest of the staff. Learn who is your immediate boss and the chain of command. If you work in a two or three person office you may only be responsible to the doctor. That can be harder to work with.\nIn a small office you might be asked to do some Internet work, so be familiar with how to get around medical sites.\nDress very professionally, nothing cutesy or trendy. \nFor your interview wear closed shoes. No toes or heals showing.\nThis might not have been what you were looking for, but it is all good advise.\nI worked for four different doctors. Each one had their own quirks but you can work with anything once you get use to it.\nFeel free to e-mail me if you want to talk more about it.
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I understand the dilemma you are in as I am a recruiter myself.  I'm not in the same field, but I would try to ask the receptionist a question that only the Dr. would be able to answer.  Also, I think you're best bet would be to make an appointment, if they are not returning calls.  Or stop in, I notice Sales Reps for the pharmaceutical companies in Physician offices all the time, try their strategy!!!
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I'm trying the same thing but in Milton Keynes.  I've heard that the best way to start your career is to do some volunteer work with a care organisation.  Hope this helps.
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From experience I can tell you that the healthcare field always has openings for qualified individuals even when the economy is at it’s worst. If you really want the big bucks though you need to become Nationally Certified in Coding through either AHIMA or the AAPC. When I wanted to move to another state I sent my resume out to several prospective employers and because of my certification and experience in the field I received response as far away as CA and they were even willing to pay for me to relocate. As long as you are certified (CPC, CCS, RHIT, RHIA, etc.) you also have the opportunity to advance into other specialized categories of healthcare management and if you are a real go getter you can also go into consulting or even start your own healthcare consulting business.\n\nGood luck to you in your endeavors.\n\nLori\nhttp://medicalbillingbook.tripod.com/\nhttp://medicalbillingbook.tripod.com/medical_billing_courses/\nhttp://medicalbillingbook.tripod.com/medical_transcription_courses/
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Your employer can call the doctor's office and ask if they provided a doctor's note for you. They just can not ask what you were treated for or for any medical information.\n\nI work in HR and even if you are able to get a dr's note and your company accepts it, I can tell by your attitude that sooner or later you will work your way out of this job.
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probably just a vendor's license.  get in touch with your local vendor's license bureau and check with them.  I started my company 5 yrs ago and it has grown to selling products that are for doctors offices and can be used in hospitals, and no one has asked for any other licenses.\ngood luck
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Good for you.  There are too many folks out there who treat Docs like gods, and take abusive treatment like waiting long past appointed times (that's why they call us PATIENTs, right?...Yeah, right...), not getting phone calls returned, and having to deal with rude or inept office staff.  The heck of it is, sometimes telling the Doc about their office staff does absolutely no good...those same Docs probably do not listen to well to their patients either.  Sorry...I digress.\n\nNow, if you have health insurance, be it a HMO or PPO, you'll need to choose your primary care provider from a providers list, which the company will send to you upon request, or look on the company's website, which most HMOs/PPOs have nowdays.\n\nMost companies have lots of choices.  How do you choose a good one?  Well, when I had the same problem, I asked my co-workers, friends and family who they go to, and if:\n\n1.  They like their Doc,\n2.  They like dealing with the office staff,\n3.  Get phone calls returned in a reasonable timeframe,\n4.  Ever waited too long to be seen, and if so, did the office staff let folks who were waiting know what's going on?\n\nI'm sure there are questions that are important to you that you'll want to ask.  When you narrow down your list, let your HMO/PPO know who you want to see first.  Now, your evaluation of that Doc is going to start.  Call the office for an appointment, and see how long you have to wait to be seen.  If they can't get you in within two days, in my opinion, it's bad news.  At this point I would probably go down the list and choose number two on the list.  When you do get an appointment, rate the office staff.  Were they rude? Pleasant? Treated you like you were 'bothering' them?  Write down your critiques...that goes for the Doc too.  Did he/she make you wait more than 10 mins after you were called back?  Did the Doc have the bedside manner of a rabid camel?  Did he/she smell and/or look dirty or disheveled?  Did he/she listen to you and ask good questions, or was it 'uh huh...uh huh.'  \n\nI treat that first appointment like a job interview in reverse...THEY have to EARN your business.  I don't know about you, but I expect a lot for my money...don't settle for less than you need from your doc.  Go down the line until you find the one who you can live with.  Hopefully you'll find one that you'll be very happy with.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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well usually the customer service rep has a background in medicine, I've worked as an assistant to the doctor for years, and usually when I ask patients..i don't say WHY DO YOU WANT THE DOCTOR?..i usually just ask the patients..what are your symptons, so I can write it down in their file and the doctor knows what he's dealing with. Doctor's are so busy, its nice to give them a little help sometimes..they appreciate it.
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well you could start buy getting a list of the companies and applying for a job there.\nI tend to think that since you have very little background in pharmacy that your odds are fairly slim.\nI would think they want people who have contacts with doctors or others in the industry, but who knows, give it a shot.
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You can look at job opportunities at http://www.comprehensiverehabinc.com/careeropps.htm
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If you are deciding to become a doctor work with the hospital, because your are more safe and scuqurie also your are not that vunerable to mil-pratice sues agains you cause you have your own group of lawyers on the board of medicen. If you decide to go into your own practice just becareful. yeah you can have your own time to go into the office you do not hav to work at all hours of the day just remeber this MIL-PRATICE SUES.
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Look for one who is going to take the time to answer your questions.  It should be somebody who makes a genuine effort to explain things to you so that you understand them and you're comfortable with the answers.\n\nHe or she should respect you as a person and be genuinely concerned about your well being.  He or she should be proud of the service that he or she renders to your community.\n\nMake sure that your doctor is willing to listen to what YOU want from him or her when you need treatment, rather than dictating to you what he or she want's you to do.\n\nDoctors forget all too easily that patients are customers.  Find one who hasn't.\n\nDon't worry so much about knowledge and credentials.  They all have them, and only another doctor will know if they're any good.
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Your absoute first step should be to contact the Department of Health in your state to see exactly what you can and can't do.  In some states, you may only be able to work as a consultant; in others, you may have more freedom.\n\nThen, decide on a focus for your practice and work toward becoming an expert in the field.\n\nOnce you have your mind pointed in a specific direction, you can focus on actually opening a practice.  I wish you the best of luck with it.\n\nEdited to add:  I was doing some research for an article and ran across this.  It's a link to articles on this very topic.  I hope it helps.
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hospitals need people at all levels and even if your first step in wasn't what you had in mind they can get you there quickly.  \n\nHere's another option that could become a career. Try taking notes, writing letters, or otherwise speaking English for doctors that came to America to practice or study medicine.  Very tallented Doctors come from all over the world to this country but they're english skills can be very unprofessional so they need people that can speak english well to dictate their notes and publish text as well as write letters and emails.
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Chattanooga is booming with jobs in the medical field.  In fact, to get started you could contact one of these temp agencies.  Medical Office Personnel, or Allied Staffing.  They both have websites, but I don't have the url.  Both companies are great, they were my clients for a long time when I worked at the newspaper.  You could look there too.  www.tfponline.com\n\nGood luck!