THE LANGUAGE GROUP
FT Spanish Medical Interpreter - Harrisonburg, VA
Harrisonburg, VA - Full Time
***MUST LIVE IN OR AROUND THE HARRISONBURG, VA AREA***
The Language Group is a localization services company. We are an award-winning firm, founded in 1999, and located in Virginia Beach. Our people are friendly, hardworking, and self-motivated. It is a uniquely rewarding experience to be part of a rapidly growing multicultural company.
Full Time Position with Benefits located at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.
This is an OVERNIGHT shift:
Wednesday - Friday 9:30pm to 5:30am, Saturday 9:30pm to 7:30am
Position Summary
This position works with Spanish speaking patients at Northern Virginia Medical Center. The position acts as a conduit between patients and medical professionals by listening to the professional and orally interpreting information into a patient's native language. The medical interpreter then interprets the patient's response back to the professional, using proper medical terminology. Interpreters may interpret such information as the reason for a medical visit, past medical history and family medical history, as well as explaining medical and surgical procedures, giving medical care instructions, providing drug information and scheduling follow-up appointments.
Duties and Responsibilities
Interpreters’ duties include but are not limited to:
- Interpreting for:
- Rounds on LEP/Spanish Patients to assist RN/MD
- Medical Reconciliation
- Discharge
- Mammogram Mobile Unit
- Registration
- Pre-OP
- Family Updates
- PACU
- Cardiac Rehab
- Diabetes Education
- Patient Experience Discharge Calls
- Assist patients in arranging out-patient MD follow-up visits.
- Weekly system update/troubleshoot with VRI/SaLLi to ensure “communication in a box” auxiliary aids are included with each device.
- Appointment reminders.
- General customer service.
- Additional duties to be agreed between client and contractor.
Qualifications
- MUST have 40 hour interpreter training
- Minimum two years’ experience working in an operational role in a language services company.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Specialized Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication.
- Ability to manage competing demands while being adaptable and flexible in a quickly changing environment.
- Skilled at problem solving, and decision making.
- Ability to organize and prioritize your own work.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to innovative technologies.
