Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREASMinimise financial risk by effectively managing patient stayEnsure compliance to case management procedures, contracts and legal aspects by utilising available resources and systemsEnsure correct and timeous finalisation of cases to facilitate reimbursements from funders of claimsConsistently and timeously communicate with Funders as contractually agreed through the relevant case management channelsEnsure clinical coding standards are adhered to as per Level 3 coding guidelineLead and manage the people in the Case Management team (if applicable)REQUIRED EDUCATIONESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Clinical qualificationDESIRED EDUCATION: Registered Nurse / Professional NurseREQUIRED EXPERIENCEESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years in a clinical roleDESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in Theatre and or ICU; Medical aid background; Experience in private healthcare environmentREQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Anatomy; physiology and terminology
• Funder Contracts; Medical aid requirements/narrations
• Scientific nursing principles and process
• B2B EMS (electronic message system: check status of authorisations and use for trouble,shooting)
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Authorisation and motivation of Level of Care; Length of Stay; Short Payments etc.
• Relevant aspects of applicable statutory acts (e.g. Consumer Protection Act; PMB; etc.)
• Patient Administration policies and procedures (e.g. Patient Confidentiality; Visitation of external case managers; etc.)
• Daily workflow; managing deviances; coding; and case management processes
• Application of clinical codes and finalisation thereof (Level 3 coding)
• Patient admin programmes on the AS400 system

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