Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

Patients meet you first at this medical billing bureau in Centurion, so calm and clear matters. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Centurion, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

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

• Confident with Excel and email
• Matric
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• You keep patient information private, every time
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau

• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics
• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
• Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims

• Parking on site
• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• Free medical consultations for staff at some practices
• Normal practice hours with most weekends off

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