Bristol Park Hospital is a licensed healthcare provider that has been in the business for over 15 years offering quality and affordable healthcare services in Nairobi, Kitengela, and Machakos. Our vision is to be a world-class provider of quality, innovative, and accessible Healthcare Solutions. Our institution is seeking to recruit highly talented and dynamic professionals to fill the following position;
Reporting to the Branch Accountant, the incumbent is responsible to ensure accuracy and
completeness of patient bills for all products and services offered.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to apply through the website before 24th September 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Key Responsibilities
• Receive and receipt cash from cash clients.
• Safeguard and manage the cash at hand for accuracy of transactions.
• Daily cash reconciliation reports.
• Process refunds for overpaid accounts and ensure that such funds are paid back to the correct payer in a timely manner.
• Bill Tracking and claims finalization.
• Ensure daily real-time updates of all inpatient services to ensure that all bills are accurate and that all charges have been accurately posted to the Hospital Management Information System(HMIS) at any one point in time to ensure reliable interim and final IP bills.
• Ensure all requisite IP documentation is available before, on, or during admission, and that all necessary admission procedures have been duly followed according to specific requirements of different insurance companies and for cash-paying clients, including consents and payment commitments.
• Close patient bills at discharge and ensure all required documents are attached to the inpatient bill before dispatch to the credit control.
• Internal dispatches documentation.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of claims and invoices and presence of smart reports
where applicable.
• Weekly and monthly reports on patient bills and documentation.
• Maintain a file of the IP checklists.
• Analyze invoices and all other relevant data for accuracy and completeness
• Daily report on finalized invoices forwarded to the Credit Control and written in the control book.
• Timely and professional discharge of IP and day cases.
• Ensuring the discharge procedure authorization and billing closing procedures are followed and appropriate approval and sign-off is obtained.
• Ensuring all credit bills are properly closed in the system before submission to the credit control office.
• Serve and protect the hospital’s image by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures
• Ensuring that all the insurance company requirements are met before claims are submitted
Key Qualifications, Experience, Skills, and Competencies
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentation.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with patients,
colleagues, and insurance representatives.
• Highly organized individuals, able to multitask and to function effectively under extreme
work pressure.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time efficiently, and work independently with minimal
supervision.
• Must have strong work ethics
• Diploma in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• CPA 2 and above
Three (3) years’ experience in healthcare billing.