Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

You'll keep the front of a busy general practice in Rustenburg organised so the doctors can focus on patients. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll be based at a busy general practice in Rustenburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• 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
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• 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
• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• You keep patient information private, every time
• Confident with Excel and email
• Matric

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

• 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

• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.
• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.