Debtors Clerk (Radiology Practice)

Patients meet you first at this busy general practice in eMalahleni, so calm and clear matters. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• 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

• You keep patient information private, every time
• Confident with Excel and email
• Matric
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge

• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth

• Normal practice hours with most weekends off
• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• Parking on site
• Free medical consultations for staff at some practices

• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.
• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.