Job Title: Care Team Nurse (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: GA Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
GA Uganda is a fully owned subsidiary of GA Insurance Limited, an insurance Group with Head Offices in Nairobi Kenya. The GA Brand has existed in East Africa in various forms over the past 80 years. The Group is very successful and is ranked 6th in the Kenya Market. Last year the GWP of the general insurance was US$ 78 Million. The GA brand is now truly East African having set foot in Uganda. The Tanzania operations were established six years.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Pre-authorization of scheduled and non-scheduled admissions to ensure
- validity, legitimacy of admission, and advice on cover
- Liaise with physicians to obtain client medical reports to ensure they are getting optimal, quality care at most
- Negotiate professional fees for each admission to ensure clients are receiving cost effective care within the scope of their cover
- Discount negotiations with the doctors on procedure charges and consultation
- Manage the 24-hour helpline and ensure client enquiries are sorted to satisfaction and assist with medical emergencies
- Visit all admitted clients as part of company PR and to ensure the clients are getting appropriate satisfactory services
- Attend to preauthorization email requests promptly
- Co-ordination of inter-hospital transfers, medical evacuation, step down care, home care and nursing, care upgrade as when required as per clinical assessment
- Be the first contact to service providers on disputes from client’s complaints about GA Insurance
- Audit existing providers to ensure that protocol is adhered to (if not adhered to, make recommendation on next action-suspend/terminate/warning.)
- Train providers on GA protocols to maintain standards
- Maintain Service Providers contacts and undated
- Maintain report on Service Providers visits and issues
- Maintain relationship with existing/new/potential Service Providers
- Renegotiation of terms with existing Service Providers within set GA insurance guidelines; make recommendations for changing terms outside the job’s
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 2 years relevant experience
- A diploma in Nursing
- A Certificate in Insurance is added advantage
- Must be a registered and licensed Nurse with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
Required Skills
- Good negotiation and influencing skills.
- Strong networking and relationship skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and communication skills.
- Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and attention to detail
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to [email protected]
Please include “Careteam Nurse Application – [Your Name]” in the subject line.
Deadline: 3rd February 2025
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