Medical Interpreter - Portuguese and Spanish - for Cambridge Health Alliance

Category: Human and Social Services
Location: Cambridge, MA
Department: Interpreter WH-Malden-LLD PDs-Trans
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Type: Union
Union Name: SHLABOR -Laborers Local 381
Work Shift: Days
Work Days: 9a-6:30p
Hours/Week: 40
Requisition Number: hrq-78030

Job Details:

Provides communications bridge between patients with limited English proficiency, their families and community members utilizing the health care system at CHA. Assists LEP patients to access a full range of services available. Informs providers and patients of relevant cultural issues to assist providers in delivering culturally sensitive patient care. Assists with other tasks as needed including initiatives aiming at improving patient experience of care.

Requisition Number: hrq-77504

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Language: Portuguese, Spanish

Vocabulary: Medical

Company: Cambridge Health Alliance

Phone: 617-665-1000

Assignment Date: 2017-12-01

Location: 1493 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA

Job Description: Qualifications: Undergraduate degree preferred. Minimum of 40 hours training in Medical interpreting with certificate required. Minimum of 1 year of experience working as a medical interpreter in a health care setting required. Fluent in spoken and written English, Portuguese and Spanish, with preference for native level fluency in the language of interpreting (spoken and written fluency will be tested); professional level medical interpreting and knowledge of medical vocabulary in English, and the language of interpreting (will be tested); interpersonal skills necessary for work with patients in a hospital setting; ability to discuss key issues of cultures of the patients for which they interpret and the mainstream health care delivery system; office skills. Certifications: Medical Interpreter Skills Test Certificate from an approved organization. Other requirements: Fluency in spoken and written English and the language of interpreting, with preference for native level fluency in the language of interpreting. Professional level medical interpreting and short non publication translation skills required. Work Experience: Minimum of one year medical interpreting experience or successful internship program required. Experience, working in medical or human services setting preferred.