Clinical Coder (ICD-10) – Fixed-Term

Patients meet you first at this dental practice in Alberton, so calm and clear matters. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

You'll be based at a dental practice in Alberton. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book

• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• You keep patient information private, every time

• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth
• Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims
• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate

• Normal practice hours with most weekends off
• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• Parking on site

• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.
• Name the billing software you know in your CV headline; practices want someone who needs no system training.