Hospital Admissions Clerk (Night Shift)

Patients meet you first at this private hospital admissions office in Newcastle, so calm and clear matters. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Newcastle (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software

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

• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts

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

• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.
• Name the billing software you know in your CV headline; practices want someone who needs no system training.