Hospital Admissions Clerk (Night Shift) – Immediate Start

Patients meet you first at this medical billing bureau in Kariega, so calm and clear matters. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The work is in Kariega, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent

• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• Matric
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge

• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts

• Free medical consultations for staff at some practices
• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• Parking on site

• 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.