American Sign Language Onsite Contract Interpreter
About the role
Propio Language Services is closing the language gap by connecting people anywhere and anytime through innovative technology and language solutions. Founded in 1998, Propio provides interpreting and translation services that help facilitate communication across healthcare, education, government, legal, social-service, and other settings. Propio supports clients across more than 350 languages through a network of experienced language professionals. We currently have opportunities for American Sign Language Onsite Contract Interpreters in the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan area who are passionate about using their language skills to facilitate accurate and meaningful communication. This opportunity is for independent contract services and does not create an employer-employee relationship. Contractors may accept or decline offered assignments and are not guaranteed a minimum number of assignments or hours. Contractors may provide services to other organizations, subject to applicable confidentiality, security, and conflict-of-interest requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate and professional consecutive interpretation between English and American Sign Language during accepted onsite assignments.
- Provide remote interpretation by telephone or video when applicable to an accepted assignment.
- Follow applicable interpreter protocols, professional standards, and client requirements.
- Comply with applicable Propio and client requirements relating to interpreter ethics, confidentiality, privacy, security, safety, and assignment protocols.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with privacy, security, and data-protection requirements applicable to each assignment, including HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA, and applicable client requirements, as appropriate.
- Maintain professional interactions with clients, patients, customers, visitors, healthcare professionals, and other participants.
- Maintain professional language proficiency, terminology, and subject-matter knowledge necessary to perform accepted assignments accurately and professionally.