Clinical Coder (ICD-10) – Permanent

At a private hospital admissions office in Germiston, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is in Germiston (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close

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

• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts
• Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims
• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth

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

• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.
• Name the billing software you know in your CV headline; practices want someone who needs no system training.