Cape Verdean Creole Video Remote Interpreter

AMN Healthcare; United States; À distance; USD 26 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

PTO

401K with Company Matching

Company equipment provided

Résumé du poste

AMN Healthcare Language Services seeks a Video Audio Remote Interpreter to support LEP communities and providers in medical, legal, and community settings via video. The role covers a broad range of shifts and requires strong bilingual communication and medical terminology knowledge.

Part-time schedule (20–28 hrs/week) with a remote work arrangement in the United States. Company equipment is provided; PTO and 401K with company matching are available to eligible staff.

Qualifications

• Fluent and have strong verbal communication skills in both the source and target language.
• Successful completion of a medical language proficiency assessment focused on interpreter protocols and knowledge of medical terminology.
• Respect for and understanding of LEP clients, culture, dialect and beliefs and preferences in medical/legal care.

Responsabilités

• Provide medical interpreting services via video across diverse settings.
• Adhere to interpreter protocols and medical terminology standards.
• Respect patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements.

Connaissances

Fluent and strong verbal communication

Medical language proficiency

Cultural/LEP awareness

Formation

Interpreting certification or degree

Description du poste

Location: Remote, United States

Job Id: 974

# of Openings: 1

Summary:The Video Audio Remote Interpreter will cover a wide – range of shifts to serve our limited English proficient (LEP) community and the practitioners that serve them in a variety of medical, legal and community interpreting settings via video.

AMN Healthcare Language Servicesis a technology-driven company that is changing the way patients and medical professionals connect across all areas of health care. At AMN Language Services, our opportunity to strengthen the connection between technology and human interaction is what inspires us. AMN Language Services built its foundation in the language services industry by innovating various remote interpretation services that include onsite, video and audio interpreters. AMN Language Services has leveraged its existing technology into a telehealth division aimed at improving patient care while reducing hospital costs. Led by a team of dedicated individuals with decades of experience in the health care and technology markets, AMN Language Services is committed to enabling visual communications and vital conversations.

Required Qualifications

• Fluent and have strong verbal communication skills in both the source and target language
• Successful completion of a medical language proficiency assessment focused on interpreter protocols and knowledge of medical terminology.
• Respect for and understanding of our Limited English Proficient (LEP) clients, culture, dialect and beliefs and preferences as it relates to legal/medical care.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of professional US based medical interpreting experience
• National interpreting certification CCHI or CMI
• Degree or certifications in interpreting practices.
• Accredited Medical Interpreting Training course (i.e.: ALTA, MITS, Bridging the Gap, MiTio, Cross-Cultural training, 40-hour accredited medical courses).
• Extensive knowledge of code of ethics and standards of practice (IMIA, NBCMI, and NCIHC).
• Familiarity with the medical profession and its privacy laws (HIPAA) as well as other state and federals laws applied to medical interpreting.

Home Office Requirements

• Private Room with full length (floor to ceiling) walls
• Door that can be closed and locked for privacy.
• Hardwired high speed Internet connection
• This job cannot be performed from a public setting, travel trailer, or any space other than the employee’s company-approved private office.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended durations (up to 8 hours)
• Ability to use an on-ear headset (both ears) for duration of work shift
• Ability to use a web camera to interact with patients and providers in medical scenarios.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 25 poundsRequired to walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop; talk and hear
• PTO
• 401K with Company Matching
• Company equipment provided.

Work Eligibility

Must be eligible to work in the USA.

Job Type

Part-time (Fixed Schedule between 20 – 28hrs per week)

Pay Scale

$19.00 - $22.00*

*Rate is subjective based on experience, training, education and location. There are some situations where the rate could be outside the notated range.

This job description is intended to provide information essential to understanding the scope of the position, and it is not an exhaustive list of skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

AMN Healthcare Language Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.