Medical Aid Claims Administrator

Every claim you code correctly at this dental practice in Benoni gets paid faster. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Benoni (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• 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
• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA

• You keep patient information private, every time
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• Matric

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

• Name the billing software you know in your CV headline; practices want someone who needs no system training.
• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.