Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms)

At a private hospital admissions office in Newcastle, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Newcastle; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Keep patient records locked and share them only with written consent
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software

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

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

• Normal practice hours with most weekends off
• Bonus linked to collections at billing bureaus
• Parking on site
• 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.
• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.