Senior Medical Interpreter - Trigrigna/Amhrica

Providence Health & Services • Seattle, WA

32d • $30 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Our Team as a Multilingual Medical Interpreter! Are you fluent in English, Trigrigna, and Amharic? Do you have a passion for bridging language gaps and ensuring clear communication? We are looking for talented individuals to provide accurate and impartial on-site spoken language interpretation services. Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement. For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in oral and written English and both Trigrigna and Amharic
• Fluent English pronunciation is essential
• Strong knowledge of medical vocabulary and terminology
• Upon hire:
• National Certified Medical Interpreter - National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters --or--
• Washington Social Services Interpreter - Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• 1 year of interpretation experience in a medical clinic or hospital setting

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree
• Continuing education and/or training preferred in medical interpretation competencies, translation and medical terminology/phrases
• 3 years of interpretation experience in a medical clinic or hospital setting
• 2 years of experience in translation of English and source language; training and education in translation competencies preferred. Must pass a competency exam and skills assessment
• Professional training in translation or equivalent experience
• TMS Translation memory system (SDL Trados or Memoq) experience
• Experience with Adobe or InDesign
• Prior video interpreting experience
• Experience in training adults

Responsibilities

• Interpret and translate between English and one or more foreign languages or dialects (Trigrigna, Amharic)
• Deliver professional-level medical interpreting, ensuring Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients receive linguistically appropriate care
• Collaborate with SMC medical personnel to facilitate effective communication

Benefits

• Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
• Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees