PRN Interpreter

Munson Healthcare; Cadillac (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Free wellness platform

Job summary

Munson Healthcare is seeking a Bilingual Medical Interpreter to provide interpretation services for patients and families. The ideal candidate must be bilingual in Russian, Ukrainian, or Spanish, and possesses knowledge of medical terminology and interpreting ethics. Responsibilities include accurately conveying messages and maintaining confidentiality while ensuring a professional demeanor. Join a team dedicated to providing exceptional care in a beautiful region of northern Michigan. Benefits include tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, and wellness support.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in one of the specified languages.
• Pass bilingual fluency and conversation skills assessments.
• Knowledge of medical terminology as required.
• Demonstrated customer relation skills with effective communication.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Provide language interpretation services for patients and families.
• Ensure accurate message conveying without adding or omitting information.
• Maintain objectivity and adhere to ethical standards.
• Replicate tone, style, and register of the speaker.

Skills

Bilingual in Russian, Ukrainian, or Spanish

Knowledge of interpreting and ethics of interpreting

Customer relation skills

Effective communication skills

Confidentiality maintenance

Job description

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence,teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow:Tuition reimbursement, in-person and onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.

Thrive:Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and freeindividualretirement counseling.

Be Well:Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard:Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day inthe Life

Provide language interpretation services for patients/families receiving healthcare.

• Assures that patient/family member(s) know precisely what each speaker has said, rendering all messages accurately and completely, without adding, omitting, or substituting information.
• Replicates the register, style, and tone of the speaker.
• Maintains objectivity during interpretation, not allowing personal judgments or cultural values to bias interactions.
• Adheres to the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.

Qualifications

What’s Required

• Bilingual in ONE of the following languages: Russian, Ukranian, or Spanish.
• Pass required bilingual fluency & conversation skills, knowledge of interpreting and ethics of interpreting assessment in order to be considered a qualified medical interpreter (including knowledge of medical terminology as required by regulation).
• Agrees to maintain required certification or qualifications for medical interpreting.
• Demonstrated exemplary customer relation skills and professional demeanor, with proven ability to communicate effectively and accurately, verbally and in writing with all levels within the organization and with outside agencies.
• Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality regarding information available within the department and hospital.

Additional Information

Areyou Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.