Medical Interpreter - Sign Language

About the role

Provides interpretation for patients, families and their health care team in a manner that promotes confidentiality at a professional distance within the given linguistic/cultural context for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, financial counselors and chaplains in all clinical settings.

Encourages communication between patient and health care team to build rapport and ensures that the listener understands the message.

Functions in a collaborative relationship with social services, behavioral health, financial counseling, and chaplaincy, including advanced directives, psychiatric evaluation and issues of homelessness, domestic violence and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA).

Responsible for daily documentation of work activity certification on official departmental logs and charting interpretation in patient medical record.

May also be called upon to facilitate the following: follow-up appointments, assist with appropriate referrals, transportation issues, insurance/payment process, informed consents, and site translations.

Adheres to all federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the practice of medical interpreting in healthcare.

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Communicates in a linguistically and culturally competent manner with professional command of bilingual medical terminology.
• Ensures accurate and thorough comprehension on the part of all participating parties.
• Responsible for Interpreter Services participation documentation in both patient record and departmental productivity statistics.
• Facilitates follow-up appointments, appropriate referrals, transportation issues, insurance/payment process, informed consents, and site translations.
• Works in challenging situations involving issues of delivering difficult messages including death and dying.

Requirements

Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required: Medical Interpreter (CMI) certification issued by The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters needs to be obtained within 1 year.

Education Required: Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in medical interpreting.

Experience Required: No experience required.

Qualifications

Must be bilingual in target language and English with proven linguistic abilities in medical interpreting.

Possesses professional command of bilingual medical terminology; anatomy, physiology, diagnostic process, treatment, prevention and health education models.

Possesses knowledge concerning the ethics of medical interpreting as outlined by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC).

Possesses an understanding of the cultural aspects of the medical community as well as the cultural identity of patients of limited English proficiency.

Ability to work in challenging situation involving issues of delivering difficult messages including death and dying.

Excellent human relations and communication skills.

Basic computer skills.

Ability to utilize video interpreting techniques.

Skills

Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the practice of medical interpreting in healthcare.

Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

Knowledge of the cultural aspects of the medical community as well as the cultural identity of patients of limited English proficiency.

Ability to work in challenging situation involving issues of delivering difficult messages including death and dying.

Benefits

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday-Friday 0900-1730, possible early start, late finish, weekend coverage and required holiday rotation.

MODALITY: VIDEO/PHONE/IN-PERSON.

Pay Range: $35.50 - $53.25

Pay

Pay Range: $35.50 - $53.25

Schedule

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday-Friday 0900-1730, possible early start, late finish, weekend coverage and required holiday rotation.

MODALITY: VIDEO/PHONE/IN-PERSON.