SOMERVILLE, MA: HAITIAN CREOLE MEDICAL INTERPRETER, PER DIEM

Title: HAITIAN CREOLE MEDICAL INTERPRETER, PER DIEM

Department: 5-7976 Interpreter Services
Location: Somerville Hospital Somerville MA
Employment Type: Per Diem
Job Type: Per Diem
Work Shift: Varies
Work Days: Various
Hours Per Week: 0
Date Posted: 8/6/2008
Date Modified: 09/26/2008

Provides communications bridge between patients with limited English proficiency, their families and community members utilizing the health care system at the CHA. Assist 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.

Minimum Education: Undergraduate degree preferred.
Required: Minimum of 40 hours training in Medical interpreting with certificate. Minimum of 1 year of experience working as a medical interpreter in a health care setting.

Required skills: Fluent in spoken and written English, and the language of interpreting, 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.