Spanish Medical Interpreter I: Patient Support

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a Medical Interpreter I (Spanish) to support clinic operations by providing interpretation for medical services and enrollment related communications.

The role involves patient intake, health education translation, and documentation in EHR systems while ensuring compassionate, culturally competent service to diverse patient populations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 1 year of volunteer or work in the target community.
• 1 year interpretation/translation experience.
• Certificate of language interpreting in English and target language or medical interpreter training.

Responsibilities

• Provide intake and financial screening for limited English proficient patients.
• Interpret at patient interactions to support clinic operations.
• Call patients 2 days before appointments to remind them.
• Translate or present health topics to patients.
• Document calls in EHR/NG EPM and manage messages.

Skills

English-Spanish bilingual

Strong communication skills

Time management

Detail oriented

Customer service

Teamwork across diverse backgrounds

Education

High school diploma

Interpreter certificate

Medical interpreter training certificate

Tools

PC/MAC with MS Office

Intranet and Internet

Computer literacy (English & target language)

Job description

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a Medical Interpreter I (Spanish) to support clinic operations by providing interpretation for medical services and enrollment related communications.

The role involves patient intake, health education translation, and documentation in EHR systems while ensuring compassionate, culturally competent service to diverse patient populations.