2 Medical Pre Authorisation jobs in South Africa
Medical Claims Clinical Auditor (EE)
Posted 15 days ago
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Job Description
Our client operating in the medical insurance space is seeking a Medical Claims Clinical Auditor to join their team based in Port Elizabeth - on a 6 month fixed term contract.
Nursing Diploma or Degree essential!
EE candidate preference.
An awesome career opportunity awaits!
Role Purpose
The purpose of this temporary role is to ensure hospital claims are audited timeously and accurately with the focus on reducing wastage and abuse, as well as to ensure that claims are processed according to authorizations for a period of 6 months only.
Requirements
- A National Senior Certificate is essential.
- It is essential to have a Nursing Diploma or Degree.
- The incumbent must be registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Registered Nurse.
- MS Office / Office 365 proficiency.
- Minimum of 2 years’ private hospital nursing experience.
- Previous exposure to clinical auditing is highly advantageous.
- Be available to work at one of our offices based in Richmond Hill (Gqeberha), Cornubia (Durban), Bellville (Cape Town) or Centurion.
Responsibilities
INTERNAL PROCESS
- Apply scheme rules, clinical policies and protocols to funding.
- Action allocated hospital claims for audit within department KPIs and CMS requirements for claims payment.
- Ensure accurate notes are made for all journals actioned on claims audited.
- Assess prosthesis for PMB funding when benefits are exceeded or if there is no benefit.
- Ensure accurate completion of authorizations on claim finalization.
- Refer LOC/ LOS / item or drug approval queries to case managers for resolution.
- Act as clinical support to non-clinical hospital claim auditors in terms of hospital tariff applications and clinical guidance (e.g. procedures, devices and drug utilization).
- Survey claims for correct application of tariff and refer discrepancies to the relevant team.
- Review retrospective claim approvals and send journal instructions for additional payments to the relevant team.
- Review hospital claims for clinical appropriateness, treatment authorized, over-usage of equipment/materials, application of billing rules and high-cost medication appropriateness.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
- Investigate hospital claim queries within the agreed service level and ensure that the relevant stakeholder receives timeous feedback.
- Escalate queries to the relevant team or stakeholder.
- Provide accurate information and advice to stakeholders to ensure that they receive the appropriate service.
- Resolve claim queries accurately and timeously.
- Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Reduce claim rejections to ensure members are not held liable for unnecessary costs.
PEOPLE
- Build strong relationships through expressing positive expectations.
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialization.
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of colleagues and staff.
- Participate and contribute to a culture of work centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.
FINANCE
- Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
- Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
- Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
Competencies
- Teamwork
- Examining information (interrogate claims data)
- Articulating information
- Upholding standards
- Accountability
- Attention to detail
- Time management
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you are not contacted within two weeks of applying.
Package & RemunerationMonthly
#J-18808-LjbffrMedical Claims Auditor Port Elizabeth
Posted 15 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Our client operating in the medical insurance space is seeking a Medical Claims Clinical Auditor to join their team based in Port Elizabeth - on a 6 month fixed term contract.
Nursing Diploma or Degree essential!
EE candidate preference.
An awesome career opportunity awaits!
Role Purpose
The purpose of this temporary role is to ensure hospital claims are audited timeously and accurately with the focus on reducing wastage and abuse, as well as to ensure that claims are processed according to authorizations for a period of 6 months only.
- A National Senior Certificate is essential.
- It is essential to have a Nursing Diploma or Degree.
- The incumbent must be registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Registered Nurse.
- MS Office / Office 365 proficiency.
- Minimum of 2 years’ private hospital nursing experience.
- Previous exposure to clinical auditing is highly advantageous.
- Be available to work at one of our offices based in Richmond Hill (Gqeberha), Cornubia (Durban), Bellville (Cape Town) or Centurion.
- Apply scheme rules, clinical policies and protocols to funding.
- Action allocated hospital claims for audit within department KPIs and CMS requirements for claims payment.
- Ensure accurate notes are made for all journals actioned on claims audited.
- Assess prosthesis for PMB funding when benefits are exceeded or if there is no benefit.
- Ensure accurate completion of authorizations on claim finalization.
- Refer LOC/ LOS / item or drug approval queries to case managers for resolution.
- Act as clinical support to non-clinical hospital claim auditors in terms of hospital tariff applications and clinical guidance (e.g. procedures, devices and drug utilization).
- Survey claims for correct application of tariff and refer discrepancies to the relevant team.
- Review retrospective claim approvals and send journal instructions for additional payments to the relevant team.
- Review hospital claims for clinical appropriateness, treatment authorized, over-usage of equipment/materials, application of billing rules and high-cost medication appropriateness.
- Investigate hospital claim queries within the agreed service level and ensure that the relevant stakeholder receives timeous feedback.
- Escalate queries to the relevant team or stakeholder.
- Provide accurate information and advice to stakeholders to ensure that they receive the appropriate service.
- Resolve claim queries accurately and timeously.
- Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Reduce claim rejections to ensure members are not held liable for unnecessary costs.
- Build strong relationships through expressing positive expectations.
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialization.
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of colleagues and staff.
- Participate and contribute to a culture of work centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.
- Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
- Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
- Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
- Teamwork
- Examining information (interrogate claims data)
- Articulating information
- Upholding standards
- Accountability
- Attention to detail
- Time management
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you are not contacted within two weeks of applying.
Package & RemunerationMonthly
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