Spanish Medical Interpreter II — On-Call & Training

MedStar Health; Washington (District of Columbia); In loco; USD 40.000 - 67.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

MedStar Health is seeking a Medical Interpreter to provide accurate language interpreting between patients, healthcare professionals, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include triaging needs, coordinating interpreters, and maintaining confidentiality with a focus on cultural sensitivity and neutral interpretation. A 40-hour medical interpreting training and fluency in English and a target language are required.

Competenze

• Ability to identify and address obstacles to high-quality patient care and satisfaction; defuse stressful situations; work in multi-cultural environments.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Well-developed listening interpretative and conciliatory skills.
• Some proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and TEAMS.

Mansioni

• Provides oral language interpreting between patients and medical professionals and family or representatives.
• Provides cultural mediation as needed.
• Performs administrative and clerical tasks: answering phones, triaging and dispatching interpreters, entering appointments, scheduling interpreters, and coordinating with vendors.
• Assists in identifying service needs for LEP patients and facilitates other aspects of service delivery.
• Participates in rotating after hours on-call program.
• Maintains confidentiality of interpreted conversations including written documents about medical condition and treatment.
• Maintains professionalism, accuracy, and neutrality in interpretation.
• Provides training and in-services to hospital staff on standard practices and cultural insights.

Conoscenze

Medical terminology knowledge

Listening and interpretation

Cultural mediation

Professional neutrality

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

40-hr Medical interpreting Training

Fluency in English and target language

Degree in higher education preferred

Medical interpreting CEUs within past year preferred

Strumenti

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Descrizione del lavoro

MedStar Health is seeking a Medical Interpreter to provide accurate language interpreting between patients, healthcare professionals, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include triaging needs, coordinating interpreters, and maintaining confidentiality with a focus on cultural sensitivity and neutral interpretation. A 40-hour medical interpreting training and fluency in English and a target language are required.