Billing Clerk – Theatre

FunctionNursingFacilityLife Peglerae HospitalPositionBilling Clerk – TheatreIntroduction

A vacancy exists for a Billing Clerk, based at Life Peglerae Hospital, reporting to the Unit Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for effectively managing the financial risk of the unit by managing billing, Theatre administrative functions and managing the Theatre Bookings platform.Critical Outputs

• Achieve optimal system utilisation on Impilo regarding the preference cards and trolleys
• Create new preference cards as needed, edit, update existing preference cards, and load preference cards for the next day’s theatre list
• Load cards onto system for emergency cases
• Daily capturing of theatre events and billing checks for all expensive stock uses
• Be a super user to assist with the Multi touch screen issues and trouble shooting
• Communicate changes on stock to theatre team and update preference cards
• Capturing of billing on Impilo
• Effective management of Preference Cards and Templates (Surgical and Anaesthetic)
• Effectively monitor Impilo Dashboard and action errors
• Manual capturing of billing on Impilo (stock and equipment)
• Effective capturing of procedure and items required for the electronic theatre register and case management
• Achieve optimal system utilisation
• Effective Case management communication
• Management of stock variance reports in collaboration with the Unit Manager
• Achieving the internal DSO Targets as per PS messaging and billing cycle targets for the current financial year
• Managing Administrative tasks
• Actively manage Theatre bed bookings platform

Requirements

• Grade 12 Certificate
• At least 2 years healthcare theatre experience
• Experience in billing (knowledge of IMEDS)
• Knowledge and understanding of SAP System
• Understanding of private hospital industry and practices
• Computer proficiency
• Knowledge of Theatre environment will be an added advantage

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement 
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Professional and technical proficiency 
• Excellence orientation
• Building relationships 
• Customer responsiveness 
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Ethical behaviour

EmailMaria.Britz@lifehealthcare.co.za, Linda.Shoko@lifehealthcare.co.zaClosing dateFriday, December 15, 2023

Internal applicants – Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.

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