Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

Patients meet you first at this specialist orthopaedic rooms in Kempton Park, so calm and clear matters. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The site is in Kempton Park; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation

• Matric
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• Confident with Excel and email
• You keep patient information private, every time
• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes

• Parking on site
• Free medical consultations for staff at some practices
• Normal practice hours with most weekends off

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