Onsite Contract Spanish Interpreters

About the role

Propio Language Services connects people through interpreting and translation services in over 350 languages, serving healthcare, education, government, legal, social-service, and other settings. Founded in 1998, Propio seeks Spanish Onsite Contract Interpreters in the Richmond, VA area to facilitate accurate and meaningful communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and professional consecutive interpretation between English and Spanish 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Ability to accurately provide consecutive interpretation between English and Spanish.
• Successful completion of applicable language and interpreting proficiency evaluations.
• Submission of a current résumé in English during the application process.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience, where required by applicable client credentialing standards.
• Basic computer and technology proficiency.
• Ability to reliably travel to and from accepted onsite assignments.
• Ability to satisfy health and immunization requirements applicable to specific assignments or client locations (may include TB screening, MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis B vaccination or declination, Tdap, seasonal influenza, and COVID-19 vaccination, where required by applicable law or client/site requirements).
• Successful completion of background, security, fingerprinting, and/or drug screening may be required for certain assignments depending on client/site requirements and applicable federal, state, and local law.
• Agreement to applicable confidentiality, privacy, security, and professional ethics requirements.
• One or more years of professional interpreting experience.
• Medical, legal, community, educational, or social-services interpreting experience, as applicable.
• Relevant interpreter training, credentials, or certifications.
• Adherence to recognized industry standards such as NCIHC, IMIA, and CHIA.