Kurdish Medical Interpreter — Bridge Care & Communication

Church World Service, Inc.; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Church World Service, Inc. seeks a qualified medical interpreter to deliver accurate consecutive and simultaneous interpretation in clinical and hospital environments.

The role requires maintaining HIPAA compliance, ethics, and client confidentiality while supporting patients through forms, scheduling, and coordination with medical staff. Applicants should hold a 40-hour medical interpreter training and a language proficiency certificate in English and a target language.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 40-hour medical interpreter training with ethics code.
• Proficiency certificate in English and at least one target language.

Responsibilities

• Provide consecutive and simultaneous interpretation in medical settings.
• Maintain HIPAA confidentiality and professional ethics.
• Sight translate documents for patient signatures.
• Identify linguistic and cultural barriers and advocate as needed.
• Assist clients with forms and scheduling or rescheduling appointments.
• Coordinate with healthcare providers and staff for smooth service delivery.

Skills

Medical interpreting

HIPAA compliance

Ethics & confidentiality

Electronic scheduling systems

Independent judgement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

40-hour medical interpreter training

English + target language certification

Tools

Scheduling systems

Case-management systems

Job description

Church World Service, Inc. seeks a qualified medical interpreter to deliver accurate consecutive and simultaneous interpretation in clinical and hospital environments.

The role requires maintaining HIPAA compliance, ethics, and client confidentiality while supporting patients through forms, scheduling, and coordination with medical staff. Applicants should hold a 40-hour medical interpreter training and a language proficiency certificate in English and a target language.