Healthcare Interpreter I Spanish

Atrium Health; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, NC seeks a Skilled Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish to support language access in a busy clinical environment. The role covers in‑person, telephone, and video interpreting during daytime shifts on Tue, Wed, Sat and Sun from 8am to 4:30pm.

Qualified candidates have at least 1 year of related experience, strong medical terminology knowledge, and a background in healthcare interpreting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of related interpreter experience in healthcare.
• 40-hour medical interpreter training preferred; 40-hour program to be completed within 1 year of hire.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and prior healthcare setting experience required.
• National medical interpreter certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-person, telephone, and video interpreting in a healthcare setting.
• Utilize technology and troubleshoot basic software issues to deliver language services.
• Maintain relationships with internal customers and manage interpreter modalities to control costs.
• Interpret information about patient needs, including education, appointments, discharge instructions, and procedures.
• Act as cultural broker to educate caregivers on patient culture in relation to healthcare.
• Adhere to professional conduct standards and department guidelines.
• Translate basic written information as needed within guidelines.

Skills

Medical interpreter training

1-year experience

Medical terminology knowledge

Healthcare interpreting experience

Oral/written language competency test

National medical interpreter cert (pre

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Skilled Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish; Day shift on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday from 8am-4:30pm at Atrium Health Cabarrus- Concord

Education, Experience And Certifications

• Minimum of 40 hours of medical interpreter training preferred.
• High school diploma required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 1-year related experience required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and prior experience in a healthcare setting is required.
• National medical interpreter certification preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of oral/written language pair competency by successful completed an Interpreter Language Assessment required.
• Competition of 40-hour Medical Interpretation Training Program within 1 year of hire required.

Essential Functions

• Proactively responds to requests for language access in a healthcare setting. This includes but is not limited to: In-person interpreting, telephone interpreting, video interpreting, basic translation.
• Leverages the use of technology, as needed, to deliver services in a variety of different modalities. Troubleshoots basic application issues with software and customer as needed.
• Maintains relationships with internal customers and makes key decisions regarding appropriate interpreter modalities. Strives to contain costs at all times and leverages vendor relationships as needed.
• Interprets information regarding the patient's and family's healthcare needs. Scenarios may include patient education, appointments, discharge instructions, procedures, emergency encounters, assessments, etc.
• Serves as a conduit to interpret as accurately and concisely as possible while considering cultural implications and idiomatic language differences.
• Acts as a cultural broker by educating caregivers on the understanding of patient's culture in relationship to healthcare.
• Fully abides by the healthcare system's professional conduct standards, executes job duties in an ethical manner, and follows national practice standards
• Translates basic written information as needed and within department guidelines.
• Serves as a cultural mediator and educate customers appropriately.

Physical Requirements

Walk requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and reaching. Must lift a minimum of 10 pounds to shoulder height. Must speak English and foreign language in simple, understandable terms, and have an intact sense of sight and hearing. Must be mobile throughout entire healthcare system. Must be able to deliver language access via in-person, telephone and video remote modalities.