Billing Clerk at Savannah Healthcare

At Savannah Healthcare we provide advanced, multidisciplinary care across specialties, delivering one standard of excellence for all. Our goal is to better serve our patients in a timely and convenient fashion. As a multidisciplinary service provider, our clinic contains a number of on-site services that would not be available at a typical provider.

 

Billing Clerk

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience1 - 2 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit 

Purpose of the job:

To accurately register and generate billing statements for clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To correctly capture the prerequisite demographic information into the HMIS for all patients coming for treatment
  • Process and progress preauthorization properly for medical bills undertakings for clients with insurance covers.
  • To perform any clerical duties relating to registration and billing in line with the standing orders.
  • Billing of patients.
  • Review the cost sheet of discharged patients for accuracy and completion in order to prepare billing statements.
  • Prepare billing statements for insurance companies, patients and other third parties.
  • Process refunds for overpaid accounts.
  • Prepare reports and respond to inquiries concerning billing activities.
  • Analyze invoices and data for accuracy and completeness.
  • Serve and protect the hospital’s image by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures.
  • To check if disease code in the discharge summary matches with what was done to the patient before invoicing
  • To fill in daily admission and claim forms and attach the correct requirements during discharge
  • To communicate appropriately and provide information to patients in relation to the processes of the hospital
  • Any other duties may be assigned by the head of department or management.
  • To uphold office etiquette.
  • To make sure that the card is fully paid and premiums to exceed at least three months from the time of discharge to avoid claims being rejected
  • To ensure that claims are Batched as per medication accorded
  • To submit all Batched claims to SHIF Branch for processing and payments

Minimum Qualifications

  • An understanding of how to read medical invoices and coding language.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Knowledge of medical billing software.
  • Knowledge of medical documentation evaluation.
  • Attention to Detail.
  • Exceptional customer service and organizational skills.
  • Strong problem solving and sound judgment skills.
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Excellent communication and IT skills will be added advantage.
  • Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and unsupervised.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to change
  • A holder in CPA II/ACCA Equivalent
  • At least two (1-2) years prior experience in billing in a hospital.
  • Computer literate

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to forward their applications indicating their expected salary with detailed CV including 3 referees, telephone contact and email address to careers@savannahhealth.co.ke on or before 13th May 2025. Quote the position you are applying for as the subject e.g. “Pharmaceutical Technologist”

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