Patient Accounts Officer (Private Hospital)

You'll keep the front of a private hospital admissions office in Bloemfontein organised so the doctors can focus on patients. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Bloemfontein; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Answer the phones and send clinical questions to the right nurse or doctor
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients

• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• Matric
• Confident with Excel and email
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• You keep patient information private, every time

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

• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.
• Name the billing software you know in your CV headline; practices want someone who needs no system training.