Interpreter

Gundersen Health System•Onalaska, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Gundersen is seeking motivated and flexible candidates with a strong customer service background, superior telephone and critical thinking skills who are energized by working in a fast-paced environment as a Spanish speaking interpreter. The person in this position would be assigned call nights during the week and also be in the weekend on call rotation. The candidate that fills this position will also need to be able to report to the La Crosse campus within 60 minutes of being notified there is an interpreter need. Gundersen Health System is healthcare for neighbors, by neighbors. While we call La Crosse home, our system has 7 hospitals and 65 clinics in neighboring communities. Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care combined with the right amount of love. We call it Love + Medicine and it’s who we are. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalency
A passing score on oral proficiency test through language testing agency in target language which evaluates knowledge of medical terminology (This is something Gundersen will provide to you if you are selected)

Nice To Haves

Strong customer service background
Superior telephone skills
Critical thinking skills
Energized by working in a fast-paced environment
Spanish speaking

Responsibilities

Relay medical information between speakers of two different languages
Ensure that information communicated by providers and staff is understood by the patient and family
Work cooperatively with other team members and departments