Healthcare Interpreter Spanish

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); Hybride; USD 34 000 - 48 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC is seeking a part-time Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish. The role focuses on facilitating language access through in-person, telephone, and video interpreting, as well as basic written translation.

Candidates should have strong knowledge of medical terminology and experience in healthcare. Minimum requirements include a high school diploma and 1 year of related experience; a 40-hour Medical Interpretation Training and national certification

Qualifications

• High school diploma is required; bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 1 year or more of related experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and prior experience in a healthcare setting is required.
• National medical interpreter certification preferred.
• Completion of a 40-hour Medical Interpretation Training Program within 1 year of hire is required.

Responsabilités

• Proactively responds to requests for language access in a healthcare setting, including in-person, telephone, video, and basic translation.
• Leverages technology to deliver services across modalities and troubleshoots basic software issues when needed.
• Maintains relationships with internal customers and manages interpreter modalities while controlling costs and utilizing vendor relationships as needed.
• Interprets information regarding the patient’s and family’s healthcare needs across various scenarios such as education, appointments, discharges, procedures, and emergencies.
• Provides accurate and concise interpretation while considering cultural implications and idiomatic language differences.
• Educates caregivers as a cultural broker about the patient’s culture in relation to healthcare.
• Adheres to the healthcare system’s professional conduct standards and follows national practice standards.
• Translates basic written information as needed within department guidelines.
• Serves as a cultural mediator and educates customers appropriately.

Connaissances

Healthcare interpreting

Medical terminology

Interpreting (oral)

Cultural mediation

Bilingual English/Spanish

Formation

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

National medical interpreter certification preferred

Description du poste

PRN position at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC for a skilled Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish. Prefer someone with a minimum of 40 hours of medical interpreter training and preferably lives within approximately 30 miles of the medical center.

This job is much more than being bilingual. The Healthcare Interpreter ensures equal access for all by serving as the linguistic and cultural intermediary of the healthcare encounter by accurately and skillfully interpreting via oral and written communication.

Education, Experience and Certifications

• High school diploma required. Bachelor's degree preferred
• 1-year or more of related experience preferred.
• 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.