Kikuyu Medical Over-the-Phone Interpreter

AMN Healthcare Language Services; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

AMN Contractor Connect Interpreting | 

On-the-go business management features

Flexible work hours

Job summary

AMN Healthcare Language Services is seeking qualified Over-the-Phone Interpreters to support LEP patients and healthcare providers. This remote, independent contractor role offers flexible work from home opportunities and access to our interpreting app for on-demand calls.

Ideal candidates will have medical interpreting credentials, HIPAA training, and proven ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment while maintaining high professional standards.

Qualifications

• Medical language proficiency assessment completed.
• HIPAA compliant work environment/setting.
• HIPAA Training for Business Associates certificate (completed within the last year).

Responsibilities

• Provide effective over-the-phone interpreting service for consumers.
• Always exhibit professional skills and conduct during calls.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt quickly to new and changing technologies.
• Adhere to interpreter ethical standards and procedural requirements specific to interpreting context.
• Respect LEP clients’ culture, dialect and beliefs and preferences as it relates to medical procedures.
• Strong aptitude and passion for customer service and interpreting.

Skills

Bilingual: Zophei-English

Education

National Medical Interpreter Certification (CCHI/NBCMI)

Accredited Medical Interpreting Training course

Tools

AMN Contractor Connect Interpreting app

Job description

Position:Kikuyu Medical Over-the-Phone Interpreter

Location: Remote, United States

Job Id:1112

# of Openings:4

Kikuyu Medical Over-the-Phone Interpreter (Remote)

Summary

The Over-the-Phone Interpreter (OPI) will facilitate communication for Limited English Proficient (LEP) community members and the practitioners that serve them in a variety of settings to include medical and educational, with most calls being in a healthcare setting. This independent contractor job role is a flexible work from home/remote opportunity to expand your business as a medical interpreter.

AMN Healthcare Language Services is a technology-driven company changing the way patients and medical professionals connect across all areas of healthcare. We are seeking professional and diverse, culturally competent, and credentialed medical Over-the-Phone Interpreters to join our skillful team to facilitate communication between healthcare providers and their patients, regardless of language or cultural barrier.

OPI Responsibilities

• Provide effective over-the-phone interpreting service for consumers.
• Always exhibit professional skills and conduct during calls.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt quickly to new and changing technologies.
• Adhere to interpreter ethical standards and procedural requirements specific to interpreting context.
• 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.

Spoken Language Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent and have strong verbal communication skills in both the source and target language (Zophei-to-English or vice-a-versa).
• Successful completion of a medical language proficiency assessment focused on interpreter protocols and knowledge of medical terminology.
• Extensive knowledge of code of ethics and standards of practice (IMIA, NBCMI and NCIHC).
• HIPAA compliant work environment/setting.
• HIPAA Training for Business Associates certificate (completed within the last year).

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or certifications in interpreting practices.
• National Medical Interpreter Certification by CCHI or NBCMI.
• Accredited Medical Interpreting Training course (i.e.: ALTA, MITS, Bridging the Gap, MiTio, Cross-Cultural training, 40-hour accredited medical courses).
• 2 years of medical interpreting experience, within a hospital or clinical setting.
• Join a team of professional medical interpreters working as independent contractors with AMN Healthcare Language Services.
• Ability to remotely provide over-the-phone interpreting services in a variety of settings.
• Exclusive and complimentary access to our AMN Contractor Connect Interpreting app.
• Convenient and on-the-go business management features to accept calls on-demand, and remotely.
• Flexibility to work whenever you want.

Work Eligibility:Must be eligible to work in the US.

Job Type:Freelance

AMN Healthcare Language Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.