Interpreter (ASL) - Patient Experience - Full-Time

JPS Health Network; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, TX is hiring an Interpreter (ASL) for the Patient Experience team. The role centers on delivering high-quality language access services to LEP patients and families, bridging communications between patients and clinicians in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The Interpreter II position requires a strong command of American Sign Language, a high school diploma, and completing required training within 90 days of starting.

Qualifications

• Must pass language assessment by a third-party vendor or provide proof of exam.
• 40-hour medical interpreter training required within 90 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary representative of the Patient Experience Team.
• Liaise between patients, families, visitors and clinical staff.
• Provide language access services for LEP patients.
• Interpret requests including medical, demographic, and financial information.
• Document interpretations accurately and timely in the patient record.
• Maintain cultural mediation to promote patient safety and satisfaction.
• Refer concerns to appropriate resources and escalate as needed.

Skills

ASL interpretation

Patient communication

Medical terminology

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Who We Are

JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.

Why JPS?

We're More Than a Hospital. We're 7,200 Of The Most Dedicated People You Could Ever Meet. Our Goal Is To Make Sure The People Of Our Community Get The Care They Need And Deserve. As Community Stewards, We Abide By Three Rules Of The Road

• Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.


• Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.


• Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.

When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you! For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org. To view all job vacancies, visit www.jpshealthnet.org, www.jpshealthnet.org/careers, or www.teamacclaim.org.

Job Title

Interpreter (ASL) - Patient Experience - Full-Time

Requisition Number

45991

Employment Type

Full Time

Division

PATIENT EXPERIENCE

Compensation Type

Hourly

Job Category

Patient Care Support

Hours Worked

8:00AM - 4:30PM

Location

John Peter Smith Hospital

Shift Worked

Day

Job Description

Job Summary: The Patient Exp Interpreter II acts as the primary representative of the Patient Experience Team and serves as a liaison between patients, family members, visitors and clinical staff, and works to identify concerns to facilitate improvement in the overall patient experience. This role is also responsible for facilitating meaningful language access services (LAS) to Limited English Proficient (LEP) healthcare consumers from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds with service providers present. This position is also responsible for interpreting requests including the communication of financial, demographic, medical information, and direct health promotional educational training activities from a source language to a targeted language.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities

• Interacts effectively with peers, medical staff, patients and their family members, community groups, and other healthcare consumers in a manner that positively promotes patient centered care values.


• Serves as a cultural and linguistic resource with the goal of promoting patient safety, patient satisfaction, and positive treatment outcomes; works appropriately within interpreter roles (e.g., communication conduit, clarifier, cultural broker, and/or patient advocate).


• Available to provide immediate assistance, interventions or strategies related to difficult patient/family/visitor issues.


• Assists in monitoring department/unit patient satisfaction and partners to create interventions to meet specific needs.


• Acts as patient liaison and/or patient navigators assisting LEP persons with linguistic, safety, medication, and/or systemic concerns that may impact care. Attempts to resolve patient complaints immediately by referring concerns to the appropriate resource, e.g., Nurse Manager or Patient Experience Specialist.


• Ensures effective communication takes place by interpreting information, in the intended tone and manner, accurately, without adding or omitting information, and by promoting transparent communication.


• Ensures patient’s questions and concerns related to the treatment plan are appropriately addressed and documented. Communicates adverse trends or adverse conditions to the provider.


• Communicates and distributes program information in targeted languages to LEP persons, maintain daily logs, complete timely electronic interpreter encounter documentation, support and track primary patient language trends and interpreter needs.


• Communicates with patients, families and other visitors regarding policies, protocols, rights and responsibilities, coaches staff and providers on communication styles and cultural perspectives for best patient interaction.


• Reports risk management and patient safety concerns to leaders in a timely manner.


• Transcribes complex medical reports, educational material, and instructions for patients or providers as requested, District policy and procedures, and IRB program research study survey tools as requested.


• Adheres to the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare (NCIHC) Interpreters Code of Ethics and Interpreter Standards of Practice, Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards, and TJC language access standards.


• Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.


• Must pass language assessment proctored by an approved third-party vendor or provide certificate of passed exam from approved third-party vendor at time of hire.


• Recognized 40-hour medical interpreter training (e.g., Bridging the Gap, Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators Association, or community college medical interpreter training certificate, or other approved training) within 90 days of start date.


• Patient Exp Interpreter II: 2 - 4.99 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• National board medical interpreter certification (e.g., CMI or CHHI interpreter certification credentials).

Location Address

1500 S. Main Street

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

United States