Medical Records Clerk

Bring your skills as a Medical Records Clerk to Kuruman and join a team that moves fast. This Northern Cape role is one to watch.

What This Role Involves

An experienced Medical Records Clerk is needed to support operations in Kuruman. The role forms part of how the business keeps its health jobs portfolio strong in Northern Cape.

The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Medical Records Clerk taking on this position.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the health jobs group in Kuruman.

Equally, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Kuruman also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Why This Role

Importantly, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this health jobs role in Kuruman; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

Beyond that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Beyond that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Where You’ll Work

Practically speaking, the environment is clinical, regulated and patient-centred. Shift work, infection control protocols and clear scope-of-practice boundaries are part of every working day.

Equally, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Kuruman site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

What Your Day Looks Like

You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you’re constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.

On top of that, the Kuruman office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Kuruman.

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Your Team

Crucially, you will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the health jobs side of the business inside out. The Kuruman group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Practically speaking, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Kuruman will be explained during the hiring process.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Equal Opportunity

Crucially, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Northern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Kuruman.

Beyond that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews

What You’ll Need

• BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records
• Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.