Any RHIT's or RHIA's out there to give some advice?

Hello, I am an RN with just my associates and I am interested in health information technology. I was wondering if with just my associates would I be marketable along with an HIT degree (associates) in this field? Should I go on and get a bachelor's in one or the other? If so which one? Would my RN give me more of an advantage and help me get in the door to one of these jobs, because it looks like they all require anywhere from 2-5 yrs experience. I wanted to get the view of someone who is certified and I am also curious as to how you came about getting your job. I am wanting to go into a non-traditional nursing role. Thanks for any info!
I'm confused -- you say you want to "go into a non-traditional nursing role" -- but you're talking about an entirely different field. Health information technology is what we used to call medical records -- dealing with charts (whether paper or electronic). (I wish we'd quit changing the names of all the departments every few years -- it's so hard to keep track!) I've been in nursing since Hector was a pup, and I've never encountered a combination nurse/medical records role or job. You're either a nurse or a medical records person. Are you maybe thinking of nursing/health informatics, which is about applying computers/computing to nursing/client care? There are lots of nursing informatics people and jobs out there. Maybe you could clarify what you're asking or looking for ...
If it came between one or the other I would actually like to try HIT or HIM, but I have been looking at non-traditional nursing roles. I haven't really grasped exactly what nursing informatics really is. But I have seen a few positions that required RHIT, RHIA, or CCS and RN prefered. I have also heard of RN coder. I have recently seen a position at my local hospital that was RN biller, although I don't recall if you needed to have RHIT, RHIA, or CCS. These things always ask for experience, experience, experience. I also thought that HIT/HIM would go well with something like utilization review. Anyway, thanks for responding.
I have interviewed for a "data registry manager" position which requires an RN, preferably a BSN, and a background with some experience with IT, which I have.I'd be in charge of a team of abstracters that do not have a clinical background.When it comes to data abstraction, especially for research and quality, a nurse's clinical expertise is second to none.
i am an rhia and actually joined this forum because i was interested in maybe going to nursing school and become an rn in addition. i think that there are jobs that are out there for rn's that are non-traditional in hit that you don't necessarily have to go to school to get your rhia. i know that at the hospital i completed my internship at, the manager of medical records was an rn (the director and ad are rhia's though). also, i know of places that will train a coder that is a nurse because of their clinical knowledge. i am actually interested in informatics as well but would not be limited to case management and utilization review. these roles are more non-traditionally rhia and more traditionally nursing roles. i obtained my current job as a medical auditor because of my knowledge of medical records, coding, a & p and terminology but my boss is an lpn and an auditor as well and we are both also certified coders. so there is opportunity for crossover there as well.
Hi, will you provide me with information on those places that will train nurse coders?
I am a Coding Compliance Auditor, I have an RN with 4 yrs critical care along with 4 years transcription, 12 years billing and coding, 12 years laboratory. I went to a community college and took Coding I and II along with Health Administration Law Ethics. After I took my certification test for CPC, the current hospital contacted me. Yes, there is a great demand for RN, CPC. They are unique and upcoming. I am in the finance department and absolutely love my job as an internal auditor.