Medical Aid Claims Administrator – Permanent

Every claim you code correctly at this private hospital admissions office in Roodepoort gets paid faster. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll report in Roodepoort. Relocation is not covered for this one. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients

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

• 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

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