Clinical Coder (ICD-10)

You'll keep the front of a private hospital admissions office in Vanderbijlpark organised so the doctors can focus on patients. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll report in Vanderbijlpark. Relocation is not covered for this one. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients

• Matric
• Confident with Excel and email
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• You keep patient information private, every time
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• 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
• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus

• 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.