Patient Accounts Officer (Private Hospital)

Every claim you code correctly at this private hospital admissions office in Krugersdorp gets paid faster. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll be based at a private hospital admissions office in Krugersdorp. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Chase short payments with medical schemes and patients
• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation

• You keep patient information private, every time
• Matric
• Experience on a practice system such as GoodX, Elixir, Medinol or Healthbridge
• Confident with Excel and email
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau

• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics
• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts

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

• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.
• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.