Spanish Healthcare Interpreter, PRN

Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation

Job Location:

Wake Forest, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 24 - 36

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Department:

11604 Enterprise Corporate - Language Services

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Hours Per Week:

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Variable shifts. PRN roles offer flexiblevariablehours and are expected to provide coverage as needed including weekdays from Mon-Fri weekends holidays and both day and nightshifts. There are plenty of opportunities to pick up hours. Please note thatPRNpositions do not include benefits.

Pay Range

$24.10 - $36.15

Job Summary:

The Healthcare Interpreter ensures equal access for all by serving as the linguistic and cultural intermediary of the healthcare encounter. The Interpreter accurately and skillfully interprets oral communication and basic written information related to the healthcare encounter between the Limited English Proficient (LEP) customer and the care team. The interpreter also serves as a cultural broker clarifier and advocate to ensure positive clinical outcomes.

Position Highlights:

Shift Schedule:PRN may include holidays
Department: Language Access
Location: Winston Salem NC

Requirements:

High school diploma required.
3-year related experience required.
Bachelors degree preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology and prior experience in a healthcare setting is required.
National medical interpreter certification preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of oral/written language pair competency by successful completed an Interpreter Language Assessment required.
Competition of 40-hour Medical Interpretation Training Program within 1 year of hire required.

The Successful Candidatewill assume responsibility for a variety of functions which include but are not limited to:

Proactively responds to requests for language access in a healthcare setting. This includes but is not limited to: In-person interpreting telephone interpreting video interpreting basic translation.
Leverages the use of technology as needed to deliver services in a variety of different modalities. Troubleshoots basic application issues with software and customer as needed.
Maintains relationships with internal customers and makes key decisions regarding appropriate interpreter modalities. Strives to contain costs at all times and leverages vendor relationships as needed.
Interprets information regarding the patients and familys healthcare needs. Scenarios may include patient education appointments discharge instructions procedures emergency encounters assessments etc.
Serves as a conduit to interpret as accurately and concisely as possible while considering cultural implications and idiomatic language differences.
Acts as a cultural broker by educating caregivers on the understanding of patients culture in relationship to healthcare.
Fully abides by the healthcare systems professional conduct standards executes job duties in an ethical manner and follows national practice standards
Translates basic written information as needed and within department guidelines.
Serves as a cultural mediator and educate customers appropriately.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Department:11604 Enterprise Corporate - Language ServicesStatus: Part timeBenefits Eligible:NoHours Per Week:0Schedule Details/Additional Information:Variable shifts. PRN roles offer flexiblevariablehours and are expected to provide coverage as needed including weekdays from Mon-Fri weekends holiday...