Polish Interpreter (Bay Area)

Interlingva, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Interlingva Inc. is seeking a Polish Interpreter for the Bay Area. This independent contract role offers a flexible schedule to provide interpreting services primarily in healthcare settings across San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.

You will interpret accurately between Polish and English, work with medical staff and patients, and support multilingual communications in healthcare settings. The position requires fluency and the ability to obtain necessary clearances.

Qualifications

• Fluency in the target language(s).
• Experience performing interpreting work with fidelity in medical, legal, and other settings.
• Ability to orally interpret information from the target language into English, and from English into the target language.
• Ability to interact with and relate to non-English speaking persons of any background and culture.
• Ability to meet the communication needs of the general public, medical staff, community, governmental agencies, and internal committees.
• Combination of formal training and/or relevant experience.
• Possession, or willingness to obtain medical clearances, including background clearances as needed.
• Possession of a valid California license.
• Access to a cell phone and to a computer and/or smartphone.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpreting services primarily in healthcare settings.
• Interpret accurately with fidelity to the original communication.
• Interpret both directions English ↔ target language.
• Interact with non-English speaking persons from diverse backgrounds.
• Support communication needs of public, medical staff, and agencies.
• Coordinate according to volume and requests for languages.

Skills

Fluency in target language

Interpreting experience

Oral interpretation

Cross-cultural communication

Medical/Legal interpretation

Education

Formal interpreting training

Tools

Smartphone access

Computer access

Job description

About the job Polish Interpreter (Bay Area)

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is an independent contract self-employment position with a flexible work schedule.

The interpreter will be providing interpreting services primarily in the healthcare setting. Job site locations are mainly in San Fransisco and Bay Area. The amount of assignments depends on the volume of requests for specific languages and the interpreter's qualifications.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluency in the target language(-s)
• Experience performing interpreting work accurately, completely, and clearly with the greatest possible fidelity to the spirit and letter of the original communication in medical, legal, and other types of interpretation
• Ability to orally interpret information from the target language into English, and from English into the target language
• Ability to interact with and relate to non-English speaking persons of any background and culture
• Ability to effectively meet the communication needs of the general public, medical staff, community, governmental agencies, and internal committees
• Combination of formal training and/or relevant experience
• Possession, or willingness to obtain medical clearances, including but not limited to vaccination/immunization records, and background clearances as needed
• Possession of a valid California license
• Access to a cell phone
• Access to a computer and/or smartphone

ABOUT US

Interlingva Inc. is an interpreting and translating agency with headquarters in Sacramento. The company engages in providing linguistic services to Limited English Proficiency patients within healthcare entities.