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Medical Billing Clerk (Specialist Rooms)

How2Apply Talent Network

Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal

Full-time

Posted 5 hours ago

Full-time Healthcare

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Job Description

Patients meet you first at this dental practice in Umhlanga, so calm and clear matters. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Umhlanga (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What you'll actually do

Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs

Must-haves

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

Nice if you have

Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims
Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts
Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth

What you get

Free medical consultations for staff at some practices
Parking on site
Normal practice hours with most weekends off

How to apply

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Umhlanga really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): copy of your ICD-10 or medical terminology certificate, list of practice and billing systems you have worked on plus recent payslip to confirm your current salary.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 5 working days.

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

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Tips to get shortlisted

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.