Job Description

_ A Day in the Life_

• Provide language interpretation services for patients/families receiving healthcare.

• Assures that patient/family member(s) know precisely what each speaker has said, rendering all messages accurately and completely, without adding, omitting, or substituting information.

• Replicates the register, style, and tone of the speaker.

• Maintains objectivity during interpretation, not allowing personal judgments or cultural values to bias interactions.

• Adheres to the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.

Qualifications

_ What’s Required_

• Bilingual in ONE of the following languages: Russian, Ukranian, or Spanish.
• Pass required bilingual fluency & conversation skills, knowledge of interpreting and ethics of interpreting assessment in order to be considered a qualified medical interpreter (including knowledge of medical terminology as required by regulation).
• Agrees to maintain required certification or qualifications for medical interpreting.
• Demonstrated exemplary customer relation skills and professional demeanor, with proven ability to communicate effectively and accurately, verbally and in writing with all levels within the organization and with outside agencies.
• Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality regarding information available within the department and hospital.

Additional Information

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Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.