Position: Claims Assessor

Location: Centurion, Gauteng

Position Purpose: To ensure that claim lines that require manual intervention are released efficiently and timeously, as per agreed TAT by applying assessing and Scheme rules.

Experience: A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a Managed Healthcare will be advantageous.

.Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in related field.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS 
  • Conduct accurate and effective intervention/reconciliation of administration on all allocated claims
  • Accurately and efficiently process allocated claims according to the defined process and within Service Level Agreement
  • Continuously apply relevant rules
  • Follow documented Assessing policies and procedures pertaining to manual intervention and reconciliation of claims
  • Rectify incorrect information on claims and escalate where required
  • Reconcile claims where required and communicate outcome
  • Ensure correct payments to vendor or member
  • Meet delivery objectives through working with other team members within and linked to the department / project
  • Resolve operational performance variations and problems and escalate unresolved issues to higher levels
  • Ensure delivery targets/objectives are met and operate in a supportive manner to achieve successful delivery
KEY COMPETENCIES

 Knowledge

  • Knowledge and application of dispensing of meds, surgical material & procedures
  • Application of financial and risk assessment methodology
  • Knowledge of scheme rules and contractual negotiations
  • Application of clinical intervention principles
  • Advise on best practice health risk solutions to relevant parties
  • Knowledge and application of relevant legislation
  • Knowledge and application of processes and procedure

Skills

  • Emails / HIP / Excel / Word
  • Negotiation and Telephone Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Business Writing Skills
  • Relevant systems knowledge and application
  • Ability to negotiate and influence
  • Problem Solving
  • Numerical Ability
  • Customer Focus
  • Attention to Accuracy and Detail


Note: Company reserves the right to close the advert before specified closing date.

PHA has its head office in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal. It operates country-wide with a nationally linked network and uses a robust, flexible, as well as integrated system to ensure efficient and effective administration of membership and benefits.

Office Hours

Mondays to Fridays:
08:00 to 17:00

Office: +27 31 267 5000

Email info@pha.co.za

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