Debtors Clerk (Radiology Practice) – Experienced

Every claim you code correctly at this dental practice in Kariega gets paid faster. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Kariega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book

• You keep patient information private, every time
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Confident with Excel and email
• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes

• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts
• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics

• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• Parking on site
• 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.
• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.