Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms) – Permanent

At a medical billing bureau in Kuruman, 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.

This post is in Kuruman (Northern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

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

• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• You keep patient information private, every time
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Matric
• Confident with Excel and email

• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts

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

• 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.