Patient Admin Manager
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Job Location:
Bethlehem - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mediclinic Hoogland Bethlehem South Africa
Closing date: 20/11/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Tebello Sekhoto
Reference number: 64712
Workplace Type:On-site
Permanent
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To manage the Patient Administration Department and all related processes to ensure that correct accounting processes and procedures are being followed and address any issues that could affect the settlement of accounts and generation of income for the hospital to optimise revenue and cash conversion.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Lead and manage the people in the department
- Patient administration management process
- Manage and mitigate departmental risks
- manage and distribute information to relevant stakeholders
- Manage and control department budgets/finances
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
Grade 12; Tertiary qualification with debtors / financial experience
DESIRED EDUCATION:
None
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 5 years debtors experience
- At least 5 years experience in a Managerial or Supervisory position
- Experience and insight in the total Patient Administration Management environment.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Previous medical aid/ managed health experience
- Background knowledge of the hospital/ healthcare industry
- Previous patient medical industry debtors experience.
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Relevant aspects of applicable acts (e.g. Medical Scheme Act; Consumer Protection Act PMB WCA RAF etc.)
- Financial knowledge (e.g. compiles a budget; calculate ROIs for new equipment/buildings/expansions/new doctors; manage alternative fee structures etc.)
- Rules and regulations regarding funder contracts
- Patient Administration policies and procedures (e.g. Patient Confidentiality Bad Debts Discount relevant HR policies etc.)
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office package)
- B2B Lookup Phase II and the Debtpack Enquiry application
- Clinical codes management
- Basic anatomy knowledge and terminology
- Medical aid requirements/narrations (COID and Medical Aids)
- Manage financial risks (e.g. debt days/ cash conversions and trends with regards to bad debtors etc.)
- Patient Admin programs on the AS400 system
- Patient Administration processes (e.g. Reception Confirmations Accounts and Credit control Debtors)
- Audit principles and taking corrective and/or preventative action where necessary (e.g. risk management and quality management programme)
All applicants will be considered with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Business
- Clerical
- Account Payable
- Administrative Skills
- Time Management
- Data Entry
- office supplies
- Accounting
- Project Management
- Administration Office
- Management skills
- Account Receivable
- Administrative Operations
- Problem Solving Skills
- Statistics
About Company
Mediclinic is focused on providing acute-care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary healthcare services. The Group takes a sustainable, long-term approach to business, putting patients at the heart of its operations and consistently delivering high-quality healthcare services.
