ATA Certified Translator

Roles & Responsibilities

• Translate healthcare and patient-facing documents.
• Support translation of vital documents, forms, patient rights materials, HIPAA notices, and other medical or administrative documents.
• Preserve meaning, accuracy, tone, terminology, and formatting to the extent required by the assignment.
• Support quality control, editing, proofreading, or review of translated documents as needed.
• Maintain standard and expedited turnaround timelines.
• Protect patient, medical, government, and confidential information.
• Follow HIPAA, privacy, and professional translation ethics requirements.

Education, Experience, & Requirements

• Current American Translators Association (ATA) certification required.
• Professional written translation experience.
• Experience translating medical, healthcare, patient rights, privacy, or government documents.
• Strong writing ability in both source and target languages.
• Ability to support per-word translation assignments.
• Ability to complete or provide HIPAA / Privacy Act training documentation.
• Ability to pass exclusion screening, including HHS OIG LEIE and TRICARE Sanctioned Provider List checks.
• Federal healthcare or military treatment facility translation experience preferred.
• Experience with medical terminology management preferred.
• Experience translating HIPAA notices, patient rights materials, intake forms, discharge instructions, consent forms, or patient education materials preferred.
• Experience with quality review, editing, proofreading, or bilingual review preferred.
• Note: ATA membership alone is not the same as ATA certification. Candidates should clearly identify whether they hold an individual ATA certification or another equivalent national translation certification.
• This position is open only to individuals authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Physical Demands

This position requires extended periods of reading, writing, and working at a computer.

Position Type & Hours of Work

Work is performed on a per-assignment, as-needed basis. Standard and expedited turnaround timelines apply as directed.

Travel

Work is performed fully remotely. No travel is required.