Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms)

At a private hospital admissions office in Mokopane, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Mokopane-based, with most of your time spent at a private hospital admissions office. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily

• 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
• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics

• 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.