Active Openings at Africa Health Care

Description

• An opportunity exists for a Hospital Secretary reporting to the Hospital Manager.
• This position is responsible for providing full secretarial and administrative support to the Hospital Manager and Management team.

Critical Outputs

• Diary management.
• Typing and formatting all relevant correspondence and other documentation.
• Creating and updating relevant spreadsheets in MS Excel.
• Designing and formatting presentations on MS PowerPoint.
• Managing and maintaining an efficient filing system.
• Managing, evaluating and verification of doctor’s annual registration (HPCSA).
• Dealing with internal and external telephonic enquiries.
• Travel arrangements for managers.
• Planning and organizing meetings and all associated arrangements.
• Liaising professionally with internal and external customers.
• Assist in organizing and arranging functions and conferences.
• Access, maintain and distribute various types of technical and staff data including reports, letters, mailing lists and memoranda.
• Capturing hospital statistics on relevant systems (e.g. DHIS).
• Managing the process of requesting patient records from third parties.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification.
• Degree or diploma in office administration or similar qualification would be advantage.
• 4 years’ experience in a secretarial or related functions in healthcare industry.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office is a pre-requisite.
• Sound communication skills (good language and grammar).
• Accuracy, speed and attention to detail are important aspects of the job.

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Customer responsiveness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Closing: 2025-08-14

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Description

• A vacancy exists for Case Manager, reporting to the Patient Administration Manager.
• The position’s primary responsibilities include efficient patient case management and the delivery of an efficient and professional service to the internal and external customers.
• The successful candidate will be goal oriented with strong customer, quality, and performance focus.

Critical Outputs

• Carry out clinical coding in accordance with CPT and ICD requirements
• Ensure that pre-admission and pre-authorisation information is accurate and in accordance with hospital and funder procedures.
• Maintain patients’ clinical status in accordance with funder approval requirements for the duration of hospitalization; keeping patients informed and managing the entire hospital stays’ financial risk
• Provide complete and accurate updates and discharge information of all accounts
• Maintaining accurate accounts of all admissions
• Handle patient files in accordance with hospital procedures
• Timeous electronic submission of accounts and follow up on short payments arising from case management related issues.
• Ensure the adherence of hospital staff to funder rules and coding procedures
• Keep well informed on legislation pertaining to funders and related Health Care matters

Requirements

• SANC registration as an RN/EN High school matric certificate
• 3 – 5 years’ experience of basic finance and Medical Aid administration procedures will be an advantage
• Knowledge of hospital billing and tariffs would be an advantage.
• Have sound computer literacy skills and working knowledge of MS office, word and excel.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to form and build strong partnerships
• Excellent negotiation skills & the ability to interact with tact and diplomacy

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Influencing
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Closing: 2025-08-14

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Description

• Employment opportunity is available for a Pharmacist reporting to the Pharmacy Manager.
• The successful candidate will ensure that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs

Effective medication safety management

• Report 100% of medication incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
• Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.

Effective quality management systems

• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and professional standards.
• Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.

Effective financial management

• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors.

Effective asset management

• Participate in achieving stock targets.
• Achieve optimal system utilisation.

Effective people management

• Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate.

Requirements

• B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm
• Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
• Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
• Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Customer responsiveness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Technical and professional knowledge
• Adaptability
• Attention to detail

Closing: 2025-08-14