PRN Interpreter

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); Presencial; USD 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Tuition reimbursement

Full benefits

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Munson Healthcare in Traverse City is seeking a bilingual medical interpreter to provide interpretation services for patients and families. Applicants must be fluent in Russian, Ukranian, or Spanish, and demonstrate effective communication and exemplary customer relations skills.

The role adheres to interpreting standards and requires confidentiality in handling patient information. Join a dedicated team focused on compassionate care and advancement opportunities.

Formación

• Bilingual fluency pass and knowledge of interpreting ethics required.
• Demonstrated professional demeanor and effective communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsabilidades

• Provide language interpretation services for patients and families.
• Assure accurate understanding of messages communicated.
• Maintain objectivity in interpretation.

Conocimientos

Bilingual in Russian, Ukranian, or Spanish

Customer relation skills

Effective communication

Descripción del empleo

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support 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 in the 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

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.

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!