Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

Patients meet you first at this radiology group in Springs, so calm and clear matters. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Springs; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book

• Matric
• Confident with Excel and email
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• You keep patient information private, every time

• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth
• Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims
• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics

• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• 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.