Spanish Medical Interpreter | Part-Time | Arthur M. Blank Hospital Job Atlanta area,Georgia USA,Language/Bilingual

Work Shift Work Day(s) Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday Shift Start Time 7:30 AM Shift End Time 4:00 PM Worker Sub-Type Regular

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Job Description

To facilitate communication between Limited English Proficiency speakers, deaf, or hard of hearing patients and families, and medical center staff by providing accurate, comprehensive, and professional medical interpreting services in-person or by phone or video remote.
To provide quality translations of medical documents and other written materials as assigned by the department’s leadership and to ensure that translations are consistent with Children’s accepted language and terminology policies.
To support department and team member development.
To proactively support efforts that ensures delivery of safe patient care and services and a safe environment at Children’s.

Experience

Minimum of 4 years of experience as an Interpreter in a healthcare or health related setting required
Pediatric experience preferred
Experience interpreting for a multi-disciplinary provider team
Experience with relay interpreting for Mayan Spanish English encounters, or other such language triads as it relates to the language pair being hired for.
Example: CDI (Certified Deaf Interpreter) Sign Language Interpreter Spoken English
Experience interpreting not only encounters with high level of medical jargon and register, but also in other high acuity and high stakes conversation topics and settings like traumas, behavioral/mental health screenings, de-escalation of care, and others
Experience with written translation preferred
Experience with SDL Trados TeamsTM or any other ‘Translation Memory’ software preferred

Preferred Qualifications

Must pass the medical interpreters skills assessment administered by a third party such as ALTA or another Children’s approved medical interpreting certifying body
Education Medical and/or Healthcare National Interpreter Certification required (CCHI, NBCMI, or RID)
Bachelor’s degree in Interpretation/Translation or a related field from an accredited institution preferred
Certification Summary Training or Certificate in Interpretation/Translation or a related field from an accredited institution or program preferred within 30 days of hire. (Minimum 40 hours preferred, i.e., Bridging the Gap, GA Perimeter College, etc.)
Must demonstrate proof of certification from the National Board of Certification as a Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) or from the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters as a Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI)
For Sign Language Interpreters Only:
Certified member of The Registry for Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) via National Interpreter Certification (NIC) or credentialed by the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) any other RID recognized certification, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Understands and verbalizes medical terminology and disease processes in English and target language
Demonstrates proficiency in both English and target language required
Understands the socio‑political and linguistic disadvantages of patient populations that impact communication and their understanding of medical care
Knowledgeable of cultural advocacy to address dialectal difference, cultural beliefs and practices, and social norms related to healthcare decisions, within the boundaries of the medical interpreter
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