Interpreter & Translator - Spanish

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Minimum

Offer:

$22.49/hr.

Maximum

Offer:

$33.74/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer:
Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department:
Interpreter Language Services

FTE: 0.90

Full Time

Shift: Nights
- Thursday
- Saturday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am

Provide accurate medical written translation and verbal interpretation. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

• QUALITY SERVICE
  - Deliver quality service and act in a positive way with all customers to complete assigned functions; identify, recommend and implement opportunities for continuous improvement
• INTERPRET
  - Verbally interpret into proper medical terminology in a medical setting using a variety of techniques
• INTERPRET
  - Adhere to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conducts for ASL interpreters
• TRANSLATION
  - Assist in written translation of medical information to internal and external customers
• TRANSLATION
  - Translate in written form patient education information as requested
• CONFIDENTIALITY
  - Maintain strict patient confidentiality as per UNM Hospitals and department policies
• FOLLOW-UP
  - Assist in patient follow-up as necessary; may include contacting patients for appointment reminders
• WORKING RELATIONS
  - Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors, and Hospitals employees in the work environment
• DEVELOPMENT
  - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in‑services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Education:

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Course
• Program Graduate

Nonessential:

• Associate Degree

Education specialization (Essential):

• UNMH Inter/Translator Med Qual-Adv High or Superior Score
• Bridge the GAP Interpreter/Translator or Equivalent

Education specialization (Nonessential):

• Related Discipline

Experience:

• Essential: 1 year directly related experience
• Nonessential:
  No preferred experience

Credentials:

• Essential:
  Not Applicable/Not Required

Light Work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls;

and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

• Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
• Ineligible for interpreter stipend
• May be required or is required to perform on‑call duties
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required