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Introduction

The two career paths I have chosen to focus on is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and charge entry specialist. The CPC assists in maintenance, compliance, and profitability within the medical field by providing accurate medical coding and documentation. A charge entry specialist is responsible for entering payments and insurance information, as well as answering and returning calls from clients. I chose to focus on these two main entry career levels after completing my degree because based on the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the opportunities for certified medical coders is expected to rise to 22% by the year 2022. The data imply that industry demand is high for these careers. Pursuing either of the careers would be my step to a successful profession growth in business healthcare and increase my chances of being hired in a competitive job market.

Statement of Focus

There is a considerable challenge when it comes to making a significant decision in balancing career growth with satisfaction. Though some choices will affect main goals such as positions, prestige, life-long learning opportunities, salary, and opportunities for growth, making consideration between the two jobs is tough. There are other factors such as cultural fit, social life, and family impact and the type of interaction with other colleagues that all affect the feeling of satisfaction at work. To ease the comparison and decision-making process between two levels of jobs, a career decision scorecard will help me analyze the pros and cons of each position. The process will involve a listing of all the factors I would consider and the relative importance of each on a scale of 1-5. I will assign a score to each choice based on how good it would be for each factor rated on a scale of 1-5 for the Certified Professional Coder and Charge Entry Specialist. I will then multiply the rating by the equal importance and sum up each factor to generate a weighted total score for the two jobs am focusing.

Methods

I will prefer using occupational outlook handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to help me find career information on duties, education, salary, job outlook, the potential for growth, working conditions, educational level, training among many important factors. The research will utilize more secondary sources to help me make a final choice.

Limitations

Obstacles I expect to face in researching my topic will be finding these secondary sources from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Some of the information regarding each of the factors I will be evaluating is not available or assessed by BLS making it difficult to determine all variables. Sometimes accessing such information can be time consuming because it entails secondary sources. Additionally, I anticipate facing a big challenge in deciding on a career job if at all I get the scorecards for the two positions to be low.

Conclusion

From the comparison of two careers I will be researching on, I will use a weighted score for each job; the one with a higher score will be a good career choice to consider. The most criteria that will be most important include leadership roles that will provide rich career opportunities in the future.

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