Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

Every claim you code correctly at this private hospital admissions office in Brits gets paid faster. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Brits; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs

• Confident with Excel and email
• You keep patient information private, every time
• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge

• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth
• Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims

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

• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.
• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.