Medical Interpreter

Medical Interpreter

Provides medical interpretation for patients, staff and guests who are non-English speaking, deaf, or hard of hearing, to help communication with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a conduit between patient and/or guest and healthcare professional for communication in the patient's preferred language.
• Accurately interprets medical terminology, including but not limited to anatomy, prescriptions, and procedures.
• Complies with all privacy and confidentiality policies when communicating patient information.
• May translate written documentation.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED. Completion of medical interpretation competency test.
• Effective 6/1/2025, National certification as Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) or Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI) for eligible languages within 2 years of hire or from the effective date, whichever is later.
• 2 years of medical interpretation.