Patient Accounts Officer (Private Hospital) – Experienced

Every claim you code correctly at this busy general practice in Tembisa gets paid faster. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Tembisa (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Take payments, issue receipts and balance the cash-up at close

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

• Worked for a specialist discipline such as radiology, anaesthesia or orthopaedics
• Understanding of how HPCSA practitioner and BHF practice numbers are used on claims
• Bookkeeping basics or Pastel knowledge for practice accounts

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

• Give numbers if you can, such as your rejection rate or how much you cut the 90-day debtors.
• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.