InPerson Interpreter - ASL

AMN Healthcare Language Services; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible freelance position

Access to InPerson Interpreting app

Convenient business management features

Job summary

A leading healthcare language service provider is looking for an ASL Medical InPerson Interpreter in Chattanooga, TN. This freelance position allows flexibility and offers the chance to expand your interpreting business through an app. Required qualifications include national certification in ASL interpreting and experience in medical settings. You will facilitate communication between Deaf/HOH clients and healthcare providers, ensuring accessibility and understanding in various medical contexts.

Qualifications

• Must have national certification in ASL interpreting.
• Familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Completed HIPAA Training for Business Associates.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate effective onsite interpreting services.
• Exhibit professional appearance and behavior.
• Adhere to ethical standards of interpreting.

Skills

American Sign Language fluency

Customer service aptitude

Adaptability to new technologies

Bilingual/bicultural

Education

National certification at or above NAD level 4

Degree or certifications in ASL interpreting practices

State license where applicable

Job description

ASL Medical InPerson Interpreter (Chattanooga, TN)

Language Required: American Sign Language

Summary

The InPerson Interpreter (IPI) will facilitate on-site communication for Deaf/Hard of Hearing (HOH) community members and the practitioners that serve them in a variety of medical settings. We combine proven technology with qualified interpreters, to allow interpreter scheduling through our AMN InPerson Interpreting (IPI) App. This freelance position is flexible and an opportunity to expand your interpreting business, with access to many sessions per day via the AMN IPI App.

As the InPerson Interpreting boutique provider of the United States, our purpose is to provide superior on-site language access by qualified InPerson Interpreters, driven to serve local healthcare facilities nationwide. Driven by “Empowering face-to-face, multilingual communication”, we are seeking professional and diverse, culturally competent, and credentialed medical InPerson Interpreters to join our skillful team to facilitate communication between healthcare providers and their patients, regardless of language or cultural barrier.

• Provide effective onsite interpreting service for consumers.
• Always exhibit professional appearance and behavior, including punctuality and preparedness for shifts.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt quickly to new and changing technologies.
• Adhere to interpreter ethical standards and procedural requirements specific to interpreting context (i.e., hospitals, courts, schools, etc.).
• Respect for and understanding of our Limited English Proficient (LEP) clients, culture, dialect and beliefs and preferences as it relates to medical procedures.
• Strong aptitude and passion for customer service and interpreting.

ASL Interpreter Minimum Qualifications

• National certification at or above NAD level 4, RID CSC, CI/CT, CDI, NIC or BEI Advanced.
• Extensive knowledge of the NAD/RID Code of Professional Conduct and Deaf Culture ethics and standards of practice.
• Familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as other state and federal laws applied to medical interpreting.
• HIPAA Training for Business Associates certificate (completed within the last year)
• State licensed where applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASL/English fluency, and bilingual/bicultural competency.
• Degree or certifications in ASL interpreting practices.
• Minimum 2 years of in-person ASL interpreting experience within a medical setting, preferred.
• Proven national medical interpreter certification (CCHI or NBCMI), or medical interpreter training diploma (i.e.: Bridging the Gap, MiTio, Cross-Cultural training, any 40-hour nationally accredited medical interpreter training course), preferred but not required.
• Join a team of professional medical interpreters working as independent contractors with AMN Healthcare Language Services.
• Ability to provide on-site interpreting services at top-notch healthcare facilities in your area.
• Exclusive and complimentary access to our InPerson Interpreting app, which connects you to medical facilities that have contracts with AMN.
• Convenient and on-the-go business management features: Scheduling, check-in, check-out, session feedback and pay functions.
• Flexibility to ‘Accept’ or ‘Decline’ jobs as deem necessary.

Work Eligibility: Must be eligible to work in the US and have reliable transportation.

Job Type: Freelance

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.