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Vietnamese Foreign Language Translator

Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States


Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Produces, reviews, proofs, and delivers translations of hospital documents such as medical record forms, patient education materials, and marketing materials from English into the target language as assigned by the coordinator.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated proficiency in English and the target language

Demonstrated superior knowledge of medical vocabulary in the source and target languages

Training and/or certification in foreign language translation

Two (2) years' experience translating, proofreading, and editing medical materials from English to the target language

Demonstrated understanding of and adherence to the American Translators Association (ATA) Code of Ethics and Professional Practice

Computer skills and knowledge of word-processing programs (i.e. Microsoft Word for Windows)

Experience working with computer-assisted translation (CAT) programs (i.e. SDL Trados)

Knowledge of glossaries and translation memories

Two (2) years' experience in a medical setting or a customer service, advocacy, or related field

Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills

High school diploma

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience as a translator in a hospital or clinical setting

Native speaker of target language

ATA certification or equivalent

Demonstrated proficiency in a third language

Higher education degree (Bachelor, Master, etc)

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