Healthcare Interpreter 3rd shift

Department

38527 Enterprise Pharmacy - Patient Assistance:
Specialty

Full time

Yes

40

Full time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 11p-7:30a

$24.10 - $36.15

• Shift
  
  Schedule:
  
  Full time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 11p-7:30a
• Department:
  Language Access
• Location:
  
  Winston Salem, NC

• High school diploma required.
• 1-year related experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and prior experience in a healthcare setting is required.
• National medical interpreter certification preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of oral/written language pair competency by successful completed an Interpreter Language Assessment required.
• Competition of 40-hour Medical Interpretation Training Program within 1 year of hire required.

• Proactively responds to requests for language access in a healthcare setting. This includes but is not limited to:
  In-person interpreting, telephone interpreting, video interpreting, basic translation.
• Proactively responds to requests for language access in a healthcare setting. This includes but is not limited to:
  In-person interpreting, telephone interpreting, video interpreting, basic translation.
• Leverages the use of technology, as needed, to deliver services in a variety of different modalities. Troubleshoots basic application issues with software and customer as needed.
• Maintain relationships with internal customers and make key decisions regarding appropriate interpreter modalities. Strives to always contain costs and leverages vendor relationships as needed.
• Interprets information regarding the patient’s and family’s healthcare needs. Scenarios may include patient education, appointments, discharge instructions, procedures, emergency encounters, assessments, etc.
• Serves as a conduit to interpret as accurately and concisely as possible while considering cultural implications and idiomatic language differences.
• Acts as a cultural broker by educating caregivers on the understanding of patient’s culture in relationship to healthcare.
• Fully abides by the healthcare system’s professional conduct standards, executes job duties in an ethical manner, and follows national practice standards
• Translates basic written information as needed and within department guidelines.
• Serves as a cultural mediator and educates customers appropriately.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well‑being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Advocate Health is the third‑largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois;
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