Medical Interpreter, Spanish (CMI or CHI required; ONSITE)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Medical Interpreter fluent in Spanish to join their Interpreter Services team. This onsite role involves providing crucial language interpretation for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients and their families within patient care areas. VUMC is a leading academic health system committed to advancing health and wellness through excellence in patient care, education, and research, fostering an environment where everyone can thrive and their uniqueness is celebrated. The interpreter will play a vital role in facilitating understanding and communication between patients and healthcare providers, ensuring equitable access to services and supporting patient well-being.

Requirements

Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI) - Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters OR Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) - The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
Relevant Work Experience
1 year of experience
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient rights in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in language translation in challenging and complex situations.
Displays the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, and interpretations.
Often takes a lead role in highly pressurized situations when there is a need to achieve results.
Consistently delivers translation results in a creative and imaginative manner while setting a standard for others.
Demonstrates excellence in listening and often requested by others to summarize and interpret what transpired at meetings and during conversations.
Demonstrates reflective listening by using phrases such as "Do I hear you saying....?? or "It sounds like....".
Perseveres until all key points are explained.
Always gives speakers the feeling of comfort and interest, focusing intently on the subject.
Formulates responses and draws conclusions only after speakers are finished.

Responsibilities

Serves as an interpreter for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients and families, facilitating communication between people who speak different languages.
Adheres to the NCIHC Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care and National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Healthcare and the IMIA Medical Interpreters Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics and Guide on Medical Interpreter Ethical Conduct.
Interprets for patients and providers in Clinics and Hospitals via onsite, telephone, or video remote interpreting (VRI).
Advocates on behalf of the medical center and patient by balancing patient autonomy and impartiality with the need for supporting patient care and well-being, intervening to make suggestions to providers regarding patient care, accessibility to services, and other patient needs.
Provides accurate and complete translation and/or proofreading assistance to staff translator and program coordinator as appropriate and requested.
Understands the cultures associated with the languages he or she interprets, including biomedical culture.
Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.