Administration Clerk: Admissions

Overview

Administration clerk needed at New Somerset Hospital to handle patient admissions, billing and registration using Clinicom, with shift and weekend work required.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience: Appropriate experience in patient administration in a hospital environment.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work 12-hour shifts, night duty, weekends and public holidays.
• Expected to rotate within the admissions components, based on operational requirements.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Computer literacy (MS Word and Excel).
• Appropriate Clinicom experience.

Duties

• Render an effective and efficient Patient Administration service at the Reception Point according to DOH policy and ensure accurate assessment of patients to the means test and billing of patient accounts.
• Assess patients and registering of new patients with complete relevant Clinicom system transactions, Hospital Memorandum 18 and UPFS manual.
• Responsible for sound cash management, that of state custody and record keeping of state monies.
• Handle telephonic and personal enquiries regarding patients Effective co-operation and support to supervisor, colleagues and members of the Management team and Filling, Drawing of folders and any ad-hoc duties.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms R Abrahams Tel No: (021) 402-6340

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS