Certified Interpreter
About The Position
The Certified Interpreter provides medical interpreting and translation services for patients and families, including translating discharge instructions. The role identifies and responds to child and family interpretation needs in the broader healthcare and family context, considering developmental, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs. The interpreter works with healthcare team members, advocates for families’ language needs throughout care, records patient encounter statistics, and helps triage immediate interpreter requests and dispatch interpreters. The position requires Spanish language skills and the ability to interpret and translate medical and healthcare terminology between English and Spanish.
Requirements
- Spanish language abilities and skills, written and verbal, are required.
- Ability to interpret and translate medical and healthcare terminology from English to a second language.
- Ability to articulate and respond to cultural differences related to healthcare issues.
- Ability to work in a highly regulated environment with multiple demands.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
- Experience in a multicultural or healthcare setting preferred.
- Experience with interpretation or translation preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Experience in a multicultural or healthcare setting.
- Experience with interpretation or translation.
Responsibilities
- Identify, assess, and respond to child and family interpretation needs within the broader healthcare and familial context, including developmental, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs.
- Provide medical interpreting and translation services, including translation of discharge instructions.
- Communicate with healthcare team members to provide optimal services to patients and families.
- Advocate for families’ language needs throughout the continuum of care.
- Keep accurate statistics of patient encounters.
- Assist with triaging immediate interpreter needs and dispatching interpreters.
- Perform job functions in accordance with service principles focused on innovation, service excellence, teamwork, and high-quality care and service.
- Perform other job functions as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance.
- Employer contribution toward a Health Savings Account.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- 403(b) plan with a 5% employer match.
- Supplemental life, AD&D, and disability coverage.
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage.
- Tuition assistance.
- Student loan servicing and support.
- Adoption benefits.
- Backup childcare and eldercare.
- Employee Assistance Program and specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members.
- Discounts on services at Lurie Children’s facilities.
- Discount purchasing program.
- Potential hourly employee differentials, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
