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Listing live now. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Medical Records Clerk in Harrismith, and we encourage applicants from across Free State to consider this opportunity.
Overview
This Medical Records Clerk role sits within the health jobs function in Harrismith. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Free State.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Medical Records Clerk is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Free State is consistently high and consistently fair.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Harrismith.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Harrismith.
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.
Day in the Life
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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Harrismith.
The Harrismith 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.
Daily Duties
- Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
- Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
- Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
- Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
- Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
- Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
Candidate Profile
- Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
- Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
- Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records
- Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
- Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.