FACILITY TRANSLATOR / MEDICAL INTERPRETER (SPANISH / POLISH / MANDARIN)

Hartgrove Behavioral Health System; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Shift differentials

Tuition reimbursement

401K company matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

Hartgrove Behavioral Health System is seeking Language Interpreters to convert physicians' advice, diagnoses, and patient information into another language. The role involves translating medical terminology and facilitating communication between staff, families, and patients.

You will translate reasons for visits, document conversations during sessions, provide drug information, and help schedule follow-ups.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma required; a degree or completion of medical assistant program may be beneficial; Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct general and medical interpretation to staff, patients, and their families.
• Note down and monitor interpretation activities according to hospital standards.
• May be asked to translate written documents.
• Always give reports to a Manager or Supervisor.
• Observe obtain, and receive information from all relevant sources.
• Audit, Compile, Calculate, Code, Tabulate, Enter, or verify information or data.
• Ensure patient confidentiality.
• Perform all crisis intervention techniques (verbal and physical) and respond to code situations.
• Assist patient with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) when necessary.
• Provide 1:1 patient observation, conduct rounds and facilitate patient groups as necessary.

Skills

Medical interpretation

Education

High school diploma

Medical assistant program

Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Hartgrove Behavioral Health System meets the needs of our patients, their families and the community by delivering an all-encompassing psychiatric healthcare service that is both effective and efficient. Restoring the emotional well-being of our patients and giving them resources for their future is our primary commitment.

Join Our Team! We are seeking Language Interpreters for various languages: SPANISH, POLISH, MANDARIN for full, part time and FLEX positions.

Summary

The Language Interpreter is responsible for converting physicians' advice and diagnoses, written patient information, pharmacological instructions, and hospitals' information and protocols into a second language. The position entails the communication between hospital staff, families, and patients by listening to professionals and translating verbatim patients' responses back to the professionals, using proper medical terminology. Functions may involve translating information such as the reason for medical visit, translation during family sessions, providing drug information, past medical history and family medical history, and scheduling follow-up appointments.

Essential Job Functions

The Essential Job Functions are defined as the fundamental job-related duties that are necessary to the position. An employee is deemed qualified for this position if he or she can perform the following duties with or without accommodations:

• Conduct general and medical interpretation to staff, patients, and their families
• Note down and monitor interpretation activities according to hospital standards
• May be asked to translate written documents
• Always give reports to a Manager or Supervisor
• Observe obtain, and receive information from all relevant sources
• Audit, Compile, Calculate, Code, Tabulate, Enter, or verify information or data
• Ensure patient confidentiality
• Perform all crisis intervention techniques (verbal and physical) and respond to code situations
• Assist patient with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) when necessary
• Provide 1:1 patient observation, conduct rounds and facilitate patient groups as necessary

Career Highlights

A Career with Hartgrove Behavioral Health System Offers.... A rewarding career improving the lives adults and youth

• Highly competitive wages & shift differentials
• Career advancement and mobility
• An engaged leadership team with a commitment to patient and staff safety
• Competitive benefits packages inclusive of medical/dental/vision, 401K company matching, tuition reimbursement benefits, UHS employee discount offerings, etc.

And much more!

About Us

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Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Education: High school diploma required; a degree or completion of medical assistant program may be beneficial; Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or related field is preferred.

Experience: Acute in-patient experience working with children, adolescents and/or adults strongly preferred.

Licensure/Certificat