Graduate Intern. Interpretation and Translation Services.
About The Position
Stanford Health Care’s Medical Interpretation & Translation Summer Internship is a paid, eight-week program for students pursuing careers in medical interpretation and translation. Hosted by the Office of Patient Experience, this internship provides hands on exposure to professional medical interpreting and translating in a nationally recognized academic healthcare setting. Interns are hired as temporary, non-benefitted Stanford Health Care employees and work alongside experienced staff interpreters delivering language services that support safe, equitable, and patient centered care. The purpose of this job is to gain practical experience in health care administration and operations by contributing to a specific project and/or department operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University
- Entering or enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited College or University for Fall 2019
- For IT Intern roles: currently enrolled in undergrad or grad program.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to discuss and solve complex problems in area of expertise
- Demonstrated ability to create direction and work plans for day-to-day and project work
- Basic knowledge of health care technology and basic business technology
- Business casual attire with closed toe shoes
- Ability to commute between two Stanford Health Care work sites in Palo Alto
- Completion of occupational health and onboarding requirements
Responsibilities
- Medical interpretation practice in real clinical settings
- Exposure to complex medical terminology across specialty clinics and hospital services
- Observation and shadowing of seasoned medical interpreters
- Supervised and solo interpreting as skills develop
- Participation in medical translation projects
- One on one feedback and mentorship from multiple staff interpreters
- Exposure to simultaneous interpretation
- Independently research and analyze data from internal and external sources
- Interface with clinicians, employees, and other leaders of the organization to understand perspectives and/or share findings
- Draft deliverables and other project related materials (e.g., meeting agendas, project work plans, action item logs)
- Present project findings and results to internal audiences
Benefits
- Paid hourly internship
- Preparation for professional interpreting assessments
- Résumé and interview development
- Networking events and professional development activities across Stanford Health Care
- Exposure to career pathways in medical interpretation and translation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
