Clinical Coder (ICD-10) – Permanent

At a medical billing bureau in Richards Bay, 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.

This post is Richards Bay-based, with most of your time spent at a medical billing bureau.

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

• Matric
• 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

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

• 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.