Medical Records Clerk

This is a current vacancy. Role: Medical Records Clerk. Location: Klerksdorp, North West. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

The Role

Equally, this Medical Records Clerk role sits within the health jobs function in Klerksdorp. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across North West.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Klerksdorp team.

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

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 North West is consistently high and consistently fair.

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.

In addition, the Klerksdorp 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.

Beyond that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

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

Your Future Here

Beyond that, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the health jobs team in Klerksdorp have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Klerksdorp have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Klerksdorp team member.

Meet the Team

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

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

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.

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

Diversity and Inclusion

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Klerksdorp.

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.

Crucially, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.

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

Why Join Us

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Klerksdorp contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the health jobs space in North West.

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

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

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

What You’ll Be Doing

• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
• Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews
• Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician

Minimum Requirements

• Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
• Strong patient-centred communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.