Medical Translator

M42 Ltd.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amana Healthcare, part of the M42 network, seeks a skilled interpreter to support medical teams in Abu Dhabi. You will translate and interpret between English and Arabic for patient care, procedures, and related communications, ensuring accuracy and patient understanding.

Reporting to the Director of Clinical Operations, the role requires 2+ years in medical interpretation, bilingual fluency, and a commitment to high-quality patient-centered communication in a fast-paced care environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Vocational / Technical Education.
• Experience in medical field.
• 2+ years of similar experience.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Act as a medium of communication between medical professionals and patients by translating and interpreting medical information accurately.
• Translate medical text and reports from English to Arabic and vice versa to ensure patient understanding.
• Interpret critical medical advice and explain it in terminology comprehensible to patients.
• Communicate with patients and families to identify and resolve issues in coordination with medical caregivers.
• Relay patient cultural considerations to medical caregivers to support care decisions.
• Assist in follow-up activities post-treatment as required.
• Perform data collection tasks including auditing, coding and verification of information.

Skills

Bilingual English Arabic

Medical interpretation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Vocational / Technical Education

Job description

Overview

M42 delivers comprehensive healthcare services across the full continuum of care; from primary care to advanced specialty treatments. Leveraging cutting-edge health technologies and precision medicine, we ensure the highest standards of effectiveness, efficiency, and patient-centered outcomes. With a global presence spanning more than 480 facilities in 27 countries and a dedicated workforce of over 20,000 professionals, M42 is uniquely positioned to redefine the future of healthcare on a global scale.

Amana Healthcare is a leading long-term care and rehabilitation provider in the Middle East and GCC, and the region’s pioneer in post-acute care services. It offers comprehensive long-term care, post-acute rehabilitation, transitional care, and home healthcare. As part of the M42 network, Amana is dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care tailored to the needs of individuals requiring complex or extended recovery support.

Reporting to the Director, Clinical Operations, the Interpreter role is responsible for assisting medical caregivers in providing accurate interpretation and translation of medical information to patients, guests, and their family members from Arabic to English or vice versa using appropriate medical terminologies and comprehensible language. The interpreter is also responsible for translating information including but not limited to purpose of medical visits, explanation of surgical and medical procedures, drug information and patient medical history.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a medium of communication between the asset’s medical professionals and patients by translating and interpreting a wide range of information including but not limited to medical conditions, treatment options, follow-up appointment details, billing, and insurance as well as patients’ responses back to caregivers in an accurate and comprehensible manner using the right terminologies and language.
• Translates medical text, reports and other documents from English to Arabic and vice versa and explains to patients accordingly to ensure their understanding and cooperation.
• Interprets critical medical advice and information given by the relevant medical caregiver in an accurate manner and translates into equivalent terminology and language comprehensible by the patient.
• Communicates with patients and/or families to identify and resolve any significant issues in coordination with relevant medical caregivers.
• Relays information regarding the patients’ cultural issues to the medical caregivers.
• Assists in conducting follow up activities post treatment of the patients as and when required.
• Conducts general and medical interpretation activities to caregivers, patients and/or their families in line with the asset rules and regulations.
• Conducts data collection activities including but not limited to auditing, compiling, coding, calculations and verifications of the information and data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Vocational / Technical Education.
• Experience in medical field
• 2+ years of similar experience
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic