Sign Language Interpreter, Associate VP For Student Service (Onsite)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited school is required
• At least three years’ experience in facilitating American Sign Language
• One or more of the following certifications as an ASL interpreter:
• National Interpreter Certification (NIC) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
• Texas State Department of Health and Human Services Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) certification at the Advanced level, Master level, Trilingual Advanced level, Trilingual Master level, Medical Interpreter Certificate or BEI Level IV.
• National Association for the Deaf (NAD) Level IV

Job Summary

Provides language assistance by means of American Sign Language or other manual sign system for all medical communications between UTMB's staff and patients, patients' families, and visitors.

Job Duties

• Serves hearing impaired or deaf patients and visitors, using American Sign Language or other manual sign system in classrooms and lecture halls, presentations and clinical settings
• Facilitates telephone conversations
• Collaborates with bilingual staff in meeting collaborative goals in patient-centered communications
• Supports cross-cultural communication throughout the institution by sharing cultural factors influencing health behaviors
• Acts as liaison between staff and patient/visitors to meet their needs
• Performs related duties as required by Language Assistance Administrative Manager
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure

Salary Range

Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Galveston

Work Locations

1316 - Jamail Student Center

Job Allied Health

Temporary

Shift

Standard

Employee Status

Team Lead / Technical

Job Level

Day Shift

Job Posting

May 27, 2026, 2:53:36 PM