Hospital Admissions Clerk

Shelly Beach Hospital; Shelly Beach; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelly Beach Hospital is recruiting for an administration role to support the admission and reception department in Shelly Beach. The successful candidate will capture pre-admissions, ensure correct admissions, and manage patient information with accuracy and timeliness.

There is a focus on payments handling, liaison with medical aids for authorisation, and performing general administration. The team values accuracy, customer focus, and the ability to work under pressure in a hospital

Qualifications

• Knowledge of patient administration systems, policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Capture all pre-admissions accurately and timely.
• Ensure correct admissions of patients according to procedure.
• Record relevant patient information for admission.
• Manage payments made on admission.
• Perform general administration and reception duties for admissions.
• Liaise with medical aids to obtain admission authorisation.
• Operate the switchboard.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Patient administration

Computer literacy

Multitasking

Education

Grade 12 / NQF 4 Level

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role overview

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing full administration support to the admission and reception department.

Minimum requirements

• Inherent Requirements
• Grade 12 or equivalent NQF 4 Level qualification
• 1-2 year’s experience relevant experience in a healthcare environment
• Competencies, Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
• Sound knowledge and application of patient administration systems, policies and procedures
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of ICD 10 codes and tariff codes essential
• Knowledge of various medical aids and medical aid rules
• Must be able to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of hospital procedure and medical terminology.
• Teamwork essential and ability to work under pressure
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Maintain high standards of work output
• Customer focused experience and mindset.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for capturing all pre-admissions
• Ensuring correct admissions of patients as per procedure
• Capturing all relevant patient information pertaining the patient’s admission accurately and timeously
• Management of payments made on admission
• Performing general administration and reception duties in the admission of patients.
• Liaising with medical aids to obtain authorisation for admissions
• Operating the switchboard

Additional information

Shelly Beach Hospital is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, whose aim is to promote representivity in all occupational categories in the institution.
Shelly Beach Hospital reserves the right not to fill the post. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Shortlisted candidates should avail themselves for the interviews at the specified time and venue as determined by the hospital otherwise they will forfeit the opportunity.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THE 09th OCTOBER 2026 AT 16H00. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.