Hospital Admissions Clerk (Night Shift)

Patients meet you first at this specialist orthopaedic rooms in Mthatha, so calm and clear matters. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The site is in Mthatha; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily

• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• Matric
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• You keep patient information private, every time

• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts
• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth

• 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.
• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.