Doctor - Discovery Life

3 weeks ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

Business Unit:
Discovery Life
Function:Medical Doctor
Date:23 Aug 2023- Discovery Life
Doctor
About Discovery

  • Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fastpaced and dynamic environment enables smart, selfdriven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
    About Discovery Life
  • Discovery Life is an ever growing fastpaced and dynamic environment that provides innovative risk assurance to individual clients. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders. It is important for our employees to provide a world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships
    Key Purpose
  • The primary purpose of this role is to involves using the knowledge of insurance medicine in line with the company's core purpose, values and goals to maximum sustainability of the business.
    Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to


 Underwriting
  • Providing medical support by establishing the correct medical decisions for a combination of cases to increase new business for the division.
  • Claims providing medical input and liaising with external providers where necessary to assist with highly technical medical information, in order for claims to be paid out appropriately.


 Ombudsman
  • Provide written responses to the ombudsman, outlining and explaining objective criteria of claims that have been rejected.
  • Frequently discuss cases that require review, second opinions and follow ups to ensure accurate decisions are made.

Education and Experience

Essential:

  • Matric
  • Qualified Doctor
  • Valid HPCSA Registration
  • At least 2 years clinical experience within a private hospital/practice/clinic

Advantageous:

years corporate experience in an Insurance Industry

  • Post Graduate qualification in related field

Technical Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Decisions Making Skills
  • Analytical Skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite

Advantageous:


 Underwritingand Claims knowledge

  • Discovery Life Product Knowledge
  • Insurance Industry knowledge
  • Basic understanding of statistical concepts in terms of Risk
  • Basic understanding of actuarial and legal concepts
  • EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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