Interpreter - Spoken Language

** It's more than a career, it's a calling*
* WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group South Madison Campus

** Worker Type:*
* Regular

** Job Highlights:*
* ** Interpreter - Spoken Language (Spanish)*
* Monday-Friday, between 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* + National interpreter certification

+ 2+ years of relevant interpreting experience

+ Experience in healthcare or customer-facing environments strongly preferred

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* Job Summary:

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* Acts as a liaison between English and limited-English speaking guests, staff and patients/families by providing oral interpretation, (LIMITED) written translation services, as well as staff education and training.  Provides support and serves as a resource for other department functions.

** Job Responsibilities and Requirements:*
* PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Interprets for patients, families and staff in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings. Forms of interpreting may include face to face, telephonic and video remote interpreting.

+ Complies with all privacy and confidentiality policies when communicating patient information.

+ Provides (LIMITED) translation of written documents, correspondence and patient education materials.

+ Assists in explaining language access requirements/obligations and the cultural needs of diverse patient populations.

+ Assists in the orientation and onboarding of new members of the regional language services team.

+ Trains employees on regulatory requirements and the use of interpreter services through formal and informal training.

+ Coordinates, prioritizes and organizes daily activities to ensure effective support is provided to the staff and patients.

+ Actively participates in department work groups and improvement initiatives.

+ Strictly adheres to the National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care and the Interpreter's Code of Ethics.

+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

+ One-year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

+ Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of

Work Location:

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

+ Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI) - Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)

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+ Certified Medical Interpreter - The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

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* Work Shift:

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* Day Shift (United States of America)

** Job Type:*
* Employee

** Department:*
* Interpreter Services

** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

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* 40

** Benefits:*
* SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

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** Paid Parental Leave**  **:
** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

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** Flexible Payment Options:
** our voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

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** Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

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