Spanish-Speaking Healthcare Interpreter Day Shift

600 Advocate Health, Inc.; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans

Annual increases

Job summary

Advocate Health is hiring a Skilled Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish to provide in-person, telephone, and video interpreting for the Atrium Health Cabarrus- Concord facility. The role requires responding to language access requests across clinical settings and translating written information as needed, while respecting cultural nuances.

Minimum 40 hours of interpreter training is preferred, HS diploma required, and a Bachelor's degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 40 hours of medical interpreter training preferred.
• High school diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 1-year related experience required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and prior experience in a healthcare setting is required.
• National medical interpreter certification preferred.
• 40-hour Medical Interpretation Training Program within 1 year of hire required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively responds to requests for language access in a healthcare setting, including in-person, telephone, and video interpreting.
• Maintains relationships with internal customers and manages interpreter modalities to control costs.
• Interprets patient information accurately and considers cultural implications and idiomatic language differences.
• Acts as a cultural broker educating caregivers on patient culture in relation to healthcare.
• Translates basic written information as needed and within guidelines.

Skills

Spanish language proficiency

Medical interpretation

Communication skills

Cultural mediation

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

National medical interpreter certification preferred

Job description

Advocate Health is hiring a Skilled Healthcare Interpreter-Spanish to provide in-person, telephone, and video interpreting for the Atrium Health Cabarrus- Concord facility. The role requires responding to language access requests across clinical settings and translating written information as needed, while respecting cultural nuances.

Minimum 40 hours of interpreter training is preferred, HS diploma required, and a Bachelor's degree is preferred.