Foreign Language Medical Interpreter - Spanish

Northside Hospital; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in the Atlanta area seeks a qualified Medical Interpreter to support LEP patients and families, providing consecutive and simultaneous interpretation during medical encounters.

You will translate materials, perform sight-translation of procedures and discharge instructions, and translate hospital documents from English as assigned by your supervisor. A high school diploma and interpreter training credentials are required.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Minimum one year of interpreting experience, including six months of medical interpreting.
• Completion certificate from a recognized Medical Interpreter Training Program (minimum 40 hours).
• Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) through NBCMI or certification through CCHI is acceptable.
• Successful completion of Interpreter Skills Test (IST) as administered by Northside Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide consecutive and/or simultaneous interpretation for LEP patients and families during medical encounters.
• Provide sight-translation of medical materials to enhance patient comprehension.
• Translate hospital documents from English into the target language as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Consecutive & simultaneous interpreta

Sight-translation

Note-taking & listening

Education

High school diploma / GED

Post-secondary education

Medical Interpreter Training Program certificate

NBCMI/CCHI certification

Job description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Provides consecutive and/or simultaneous language interpretation for limited English proficient (LEP) patients and families whose primary language is not English, as it relates to medical care. Provides sight-translation of relevant materials to enhance patients' and families' comprehension of medical procedures, treatment, discharge instructions, patient and family education, and follow-up care within the interpretation encounter. Is also responsible for the written translation of hospital documents such as medical record forms and patient education materials from English into target language as assigned by supervisor.

REQUIRED

• High school diploma, equivalent education (GED), OR post-secondary education.
• One year of interpreting experience, with 6 months of medical interpreting.
• Certificate of completion from a recognized Medical Interpreter Training Program confirming successful completion of a minimum forty (40) hours of medical interpreter training. Training may be provided by a college, university or professional training organization.

OR

Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) through the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) or certification through Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI), will also be accepted.

• Successful completion of the Interpreter Skills Test (IST) with passing score as administered by Northside Hospital to verify demonstration of the advanced skills necessary for Medical Interpretation.