About this role
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Job Posting Title:
Medical Interpreter
Location:
Dallas - Hospital
Additional Posting Details:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
- Facilitate communication among patients, families, and staff.
- Interpret directly and accurately
- Documents accurately and completely all interpretation services
- Serves as a cultural mediator, as necessary and when appropriate, to enhance communication between patients/family and staff, as it relates to medical care.
- Provide written translation services
- Maintain proper medical terminology vocabulary and fluency in English and target language.
- Adhere and promote interpreter Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
- Assist with special projects as assigned
- Perform other administrative tasks as needed for department support
Required Skills/Abilities
- 1 year of interpretation experience preferred
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Passing score on language proficiency assessments (written and verbal) within 90 days of hire
Working Environment
- Working conditions: Inside
- Working Position: Sitting & Walking
- Physical Demands: Light/Medium
- Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying
- An Individual in this position will be required to list or carry weight in this group: Up to 10lbs
- Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Speaking
- An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment