Sign Language Certified Medical Interpreter; wage position

Position: Sign Language Certified Medical Interpreter (wage position)
Communication is fundamental to safe, compassionate healthcare. As a Sign Language Certified Medical Interpreter at UVA Health, you will play a critical role in ensuring Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing patients have meaningful access to care, empowering them to fully understand their health, participate in decisions, and engage confidently with their care teams.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced ASL interpreter to serve in a highly visible role within one of Virginia's premier academic health systems. Working across a broad spectrum of clinical specialties, you will help remove communication barriers while supporting exceptional patient experiences and advancing equitable access to healthcare.

** The Role*
* As a member of Interpreter Services, you will function as a trusted communication specialist supporting Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing patients throughout UVA Health.

This role offers significant independence, variety, and impact, with opportunities to engage in both routine and highly complex clinical encounters across inpatient and outpatient settings.

In a typical day, you will manage a schedule of patient appointments, collaborate with care teams, and travel between clinical locations to provide professional interpretation services that support patient understanding, safety, and informed decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

+ Providing professional ASL interpretation during inpatient and outpatient clinical encounters.

+ Supporting communication between patients, families, physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams.

+ Coordinating communication access services across multiple UVA Health locations.

+ Interpreting in a variety of healthcare environments and specialties.

+ Serving as a primary resource for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing patient populations throughout the health system.

+ Collaborating with spoken-language interpreters and other communication access professionals when encounters require multiple interpretation services.

+ Supporting complex patient situations, including communication accommodations for Deaf-Blind individuals and patients requiring specialized interpreting approaches.

+ Traveling between UVA Health facilities as needed while maintaining exceptional professionalism, confidentiality, and interpreter ethics.

This position offers a consistent Monday through Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and provides the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and care teams while making a direct impact on healthcare accessibility.

** Why UVA Health*
* UVA Health is a nationally recognized academic medical center where patient care, education, research, and innovation come together to improve lives. Interpreter Services is an essential part of that mission, helping patients overcome communication barriers and ensuring equitable access to world-class healthcare.

This position offers the chance to become a primary ASL resource within the health system, supporting a highly specialized patient population while building expertise across numerous clinical specialties.

Highlights of this opportunity include:

+ High-impact work serving Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing patients across the continuum of care.

+ A respected role within a leading academic medical center known for clinical excellence and innovation.

+ Exposure to a wide variety of specialties, patient populations, and care settings.

+ Significant autonomy and professional responsibility within daily practice.

+ A collaborative Interpreter Services team that values partnership, communication, and patient advocacy.

+ Opportunities to support complex communication needs, including Deaf-Blind patients, tactile interpretation environments, and collaboration with Deaf interpreters.

+ Meaningful work…