Medical Interpreter - Mandarin

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ChristianaCare is seeking a Casual Mandarin Medical Interpreter to support patients and caregivers across medical appointments, family meetings, and education sessions in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role requires Advanced-High proficiency in Mandarin and English, confidentiality, and flexibility for on-call coverage. Prior medical interpreting experience and a 40-hour training are preferred.

Qualifications

• Mandarin and English proficiency (Advanced-High in Mandarin and English)
• Successful completion of required language competency testing
• Minimum 40-hour medical interpreter training program
• National certification as a Medical or Healthcare Interpreter highly desired
• Experience in healthcare interpreting, remote interpreting a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate interpretation between Mandarin and English during medical appointments, assessments, meetings, informed consent discussions, and patient education.
• Interpret medical terminology while preserving meaning and intent.
• Maintain confidentiality, impartiality, and professional boundaries per policies and ethics.
• Support on-call and emergency interpreting needs across hospitals.

Skills

Mandarin language proficiency

Medical interpretation

Strong communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or related coursework

Job description

Job Details

Your language expertise can help make exceptional care possible. At ChristianaCare, clear communication is essential to safe, high-quality care. Our Language Services team helps ensure that patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) can understand, participate in, and make informed decisions about their healthcare. We are seeking a Casual Mandarin Medical Interpreter to support patients and caregivers.

Why ChristianaCare Language Services?

Professional interpretation is an important part of patient safety, health equity, and the patient experience at ChristianaCare. Our Language Services team provides a full spectrum of language support for our culturally diverse patient population and is a licensed training organization for The Community Interpreter®. As a Medical Interpreter, you’ll work alongside physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals, using your language expertise to help patients and families have a voice in their care.

What You’ll Do

Provide accurate and complete interpretation between Mandarin and English during medical appointments, assessments, family meetings, informed consent discussions, patient education, procedures, psychiatric and social work consultations, and palliative and end-of-life conversations. Accurately interpret medical terminology and sensitive healthcare information while preserving the meaning and intent of the communication. Serve as a linguistic and cultural resource for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Maintain confidentiality, impartiality, and professional boundaries in accordance with ChristianaCare policies and the NCIHC Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Maintain flexibility to support on-call and emergency needs across our hospitals. Medical interpreting requires more than conversational fluency. We’re looking for professionals who can confidently and accurately interpret complex healthcare conversations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• An associate degree or college coursework in any area related to science or human services highly desired.
• Advanced-High proficiency or above in Mandarin and English
• Successful completion of required language competency testing
• Minimum 40-hour medical interpreter training program
• Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, and cultural competency skills
• National certification as a Medical or Healthcare Interpreter highly desired
• Experience in a healthcare setting as a medical or healthcare interpreter, remote interpreting experience is a plus.

Why ChristianaCare?

Join a diverse and inclusive culture grounded in Love and Excellence, with programs and resources designed to support our caregivers at work and beyond. Eligible caregivers may have access to medical, dental and vision coverage; retirement and financial planning resources; dependent and backup care services; fitness and wellness reimbursement; and employee discounts.

Hourly Pay Range: $23.85 - $35.78 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date Sep 30, 2026

Employee Benefits

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/

Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions Christiana Care Health System Website