Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

At a radiology group in Isando, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Isando, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software

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

• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth
• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics

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

• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.
• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.