- Company: Lily Hospitals Limited
- Location: Benin City, Edo
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: Competitive remuneration based on qualifications, experience, and the organisation’s salary structure.
- Deadline: Not specified
About the role
Lily Hospitals Limited, established in 1986, is a leading private hospital in Nigeria and the South-South region. The hospital is committed to high standards, continuous improvement, and service excellence. We are currently looking for a detail-oriented Billing Officer to join our team in Benin City. This is a full-time position where you will manage patient billing processes, ensure accurate service charges, and facilitate timely payments while maintaining compliance with hospital policies.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and process accurate bills and invoices for patients.
- Ensure correct billing of medical services, procedures, drugs, and consumables.
- Verify patient details, treatment records, and charges before generating bills.
- Liaise with HMO officers to verify patient eligibility, coverage, and applicable tariffs.
- Review bills to ensure accuracy and prevent billing errors or revenue leakages.
- Handle patient billing enquiries, complaints, and payment-related concerns professionally.
- Process payments and issue receipts in line with hospital procedures.
- Ensure proper documentation and filing of billing records.
- Reconcile billing transactions and report discrepancies to the appropriate department.
- Collaborate with clinical, pharmacy, laboratory, and other departments to ensure accurate billing.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information and financial records.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or any relevant discipline. Relevant professional certifications are an added advantage.
- Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of relevant experience in billing, accounting, or finance, preferably in a hospital or healthcare setting. Experience with hospital billing systems and HMO processes is an added advantage.
- Skills: Excellent numerical and analytical skills, strong attention to detail, good communication and customer service skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel), and the ability to use hospital management systems (HMS) and billing software.
- Other: High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality. Ability to handle financial information responsibly and work shifts or flexible hours when required.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to recruitment@lilyhospitals.net using “Billing Officer – Benin” as the subject of the email.
Apply by email: recruitment@lilyhospitals.net
