Hospital Admissions Clerk (Night Shift)

Every claim you code correctly at this specialist orthopaedic rooms in Mthatha gets paid faster. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll report in Mthatha. Relocation is not covered for this one. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients

• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• You keep patient information private, every time
• Matric
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• Confident with Excel and email
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts

• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts
• 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

• 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.