Practice Manager (Dental Practice)

At a specialist orthopaedic rooms in Gqeberha, your job is clean files, correct codes and money that comes in on time. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Request pre-authorisation for scans, procedures and admissions
• Send monthly statements and age the debtors book
• Open patient files and capture consent forms in line with POPIA
• Submit claims electronically and work through the rejection report daily
• Book appointments and manage the doctor's diary on the practice software
• Code consultations and procedures with ICD-10 and CCSA or NHRPL tariffs
• Check medical aid membership and benefits before each consultation

• Sound knowledge of ICD-10 coding and medical aid tariff codes
• At least 2 years in a medical practice, hospital or billing bureau
• Confident with Excel and email
• Matric
• You keep patient information private, every time

• Experience with hospital case management and pre-auth
• Medical terminology or clinical coding certificate

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

• Specialist rooms care about the discipline, so say if you've coded for surgeons, anaesthetists or radiologists.
• Keep your cover note short and error-free; front desk jobs are judged on how neatly you communicate.