Freelance Medical Interpreters - On-site: Annapolis, MD area; Spoken Languages

Position: Freelance Medical Interpreters - On-site: Annapolis, MD area (Spoken Languages)

Freelance Medical Interpreters - On-site:
Annapolis, MD area (Spoken Languages)

Annapolis, United States | Posted on 02/29/2024

Freelance Medical Interpreters for On-site Consecutive Interpreting

Based in the Metro Washington DC area, Piedmont Global is a strategic partner for enterprises and public sector organizations, helping clients navigate cross-cultural operations with ease and effectiveness. Our network of professionals offers expertise in over 200 languages, including regional dialects. We provide advisory services, language and cultural expertise, workforce and learning solutions, and tech-enabled platforms, all tailored to meet each client’s needs.

Our goal is to reduce risk, improve readiness, and support global expansion with confidence.

Piedmont Global is looking for freelance interpreters (OSI) to provide language interpretation services from ENAll Spoken Languages. (Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese interpreters are strongly encouraged to apply.)

These are “1099” (Independent Contractor) positions with the interpretation to take place on site (OS), via video (VRI) or over the phone (OPI), depending on our customers’ specific needs.

Interpreter Functions:

• Serve as an Interpreter between a wide range of people with diverse voices, accents, speaking tempos and personalities.
• Provide parties with clear and exact interpretations of verbal communication with no additions or omissions.
• Provide interpretations of questions, answers, statements, arguments, explanations, and other forms of verbal communication.
• Render sight translations of documents and other written materials, as needed.
• Impart thought, purpose, spirit, emotions, and tone of speaker from source language into target language, and vice-versa.
• Inform relevant parties of any factor that may hinder your performance.
• Comply with applicable ethics and standards.

Requirements Medical Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications (medical settings):

• At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer
• Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate’s work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation
• Native-level proficiency in English and another language.
• Certification as a medical interpreter from a 40-hour program or equivalent, specifically for medical interpreting (i.e.,CHIT Community Healthcare Interpreter Training)
• Valid driver’s license, or any government-issued valid form of identification.

Desired but not required:

• University degree in interpretation

If available, interpreters should provide proof of:

• Test results from other organizations (testing centers, other LSPs, etc.).

How to apply:

• Please fill out our pre-screen questionnaire at link and upload a fresh copy of your resume for consideration. Please attach any Interpreting/ Translation Certificates and/ or Diplomas that you hold.

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