Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms)

At a busy general practice in Kariega, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Kariega, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close

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

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

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

• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.
• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.