Patient Accounts Officer (Private Hospital)

Every claim you code correctly at this radiology group in Kempton Park gets paid faster. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Kempton Park; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close
• 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

• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• You keep patient information private, every time
• Friendly on the phone and firm about outstanding accounts
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge

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

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

• 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.