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Our client is urgently seeking a Credit Controller (specifically acquainted with the medical billing environment)
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric certificate
- Own Vehicle
- Valid Driver’s license
- Proven Experience in handling Medical Credit controlling
- SAMA knowledge would be an advantage
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the billing process for insured and self-pay patients
- Confirming Patient account charges.
- Submitting claims to insurance companies and resolving queries to enable invoice settlement.
- Monitor and manage outstanding accounts, identifying and resolving queries
- Ensuring that invoices are approved for Settlement and Payments are received on time and overdue accounts are dealt with promptly and
- Build strong relationships with insurance companies to ensure efficient invoice approval and payment, and effective dispute
- Resolve queries and issues related to billing and credit control
- Identify and escalate any issues or risk related to billing and credit
- Provide regular reporting on billing and credit control activities and aged debt reporting
- Develop and implement effective credit control procedures to ensure that all invoices are paid in a timely manner
- Keep up to date with changes in healthcare regulations and insurance policies to ensure that the organization’s billing practices are compliant
Key Requirements:
- Previous experience in a billing and credit control role, ideally within the healthcare industry
- Strong knowledge of medical billing and coding practices including understanding of different billing systems, private medical insurance plans and reimbursement method (billing system examples – Elixir Live, Medidi, iHealth, Healthbridge, Vericlaim)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong problem – solving skills and the ability to identify and escalate issues to achieve resolution
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and Billing software
A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.
To apply for this job email your details to Sharonsmit@armstrongappointments.com