Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms)

At a specialist orthopaedic rooms in Brakpan, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

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

• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily

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

• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts
• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth

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

• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.
• Name the billing software you know in your CV headline; practices want someone who needs no system training.