Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms) – Immediate Start

How2Apply Talent Network
Cape Town CBD, Western Cape
Full-time
Posted 5 hours ago
Full-time Healthcare
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Job Description

Every claim you code correctly at this specialist orthopaedic rooms in Cape Town CBD gets paid faster. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Cape Town CBD (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What your day looks like

  • Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
  • Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
  • Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
  • Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
  • Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
  • Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation

What you need

  • Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
  • Confident with Excel and email
  • Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
  • Matric

Helpful, not essential

  • Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
  • Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims

On offer

  • 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

Applying, step by step

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: list of practice and billing systems you have worked on plus copy of your ICD-10 or medical terminology certificate.
  3. Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
  4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 9 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Cape Town CBD.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

  • 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.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationCape Town CBD, Western Cape
CategoryHealthcare
Experience1+ years
Posted28 October 2026
Closing Date5 December 2026
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