Spanish Interpreter/Translator

Join the VitalCore Health Strategies Team in Massachusetts! We’re people who are fueled by passion, not by profit. VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has a PRN opening for a Spanish Interpreter/Translator. The Interpreter would primarily work at our sites in Bridgewater, MA but could work at any of our sites across the state of Massachusetts (Gardner, Lancaster, Shirley, Framingham, Concord, Norfolk, Bridgewater, and Roslindale).

About the role

The Interpreter/Translator is responsible for converting oral speech and written text from one language to another in a variety of contexts.

Responsibilities

• Carefully listens to or reads content including jargon and acronyms in the original language.
• Understands and analyzes what is being said or written, and effectively and accurately translates the message, intent, and nuances being communicated.
• Reproduces statements or questions in the desired output language.
• Facilitates effective communication among individuals, companies, courts, schools, or other interested parties.
• Provides simultaneous interpretation (SI) or consecutive interpretation (CI) depending on the desired outcome.
• Uses equipment such as microphones or headsets to ensure precise and timely translations or interpretations.
• Gathers, develops, and maintains lists of terminology and information that may be used in technical translations such as legal or medical materials.
• Protects the confidentiality of information and adheres to any related ethical or professional codes.
• Appropriately understands and responds to culturally sensitive situations, perspectives, and phrases.
• Demonstrates excellent listening skills and auditory recall to remember spoken words and to accurately reproduce them in the desired language.
• Demonstrates proficiency in all company software required for the position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Fluency in and thorough understanding of the primary language(s) being translated.
• Completion of a Medical Interpreter Training Course from a well-regarded institution.
• Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience preferred.