PRN Interpreter
Munson Healthcare Careers, Cadillac, MI, United States
Job Description
Provide language interpretation services for patients/families receiving healthcare.
Assure that patient/family members know precisely what each speaker has said, rendering all messages accurately and completely, without adding, omitting, or substituting information.
Replicate the register, style, and tone of the speaker.
Maintain objectivity during interpretation, not allowing personal judgments or cultural values to bias interactions.
Adhere to the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.
Qualifications
Bilingual in ONE of the following languages: Russian, Ukrainian, 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).
Agree to maintain required certification or qualifications for medical interpreting.
Demonstrate 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 a high degree of confidentiality regarding information available within the department and hospital.
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.
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Provide language interpretation services for patients/families receiving healthcare.
Assure that patient/family members know precisely what each speaker has said, rendering all messages accurately and completely, without adding, omitting, or substituting information.
Replicate the register, style, and tone of the speaker.
Maintain objectivity during interpretation, not allowing personal judgments or cultural values to bias interactions.
Adhere to the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.
Qualifications
Bilingual in ONE of the following languages: Russian, Ukrainian, 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).
Agree to maintain required certification or qualifications for medical interpreting.
Demonstrate 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 a high degree of confidentiality regarding information available within the department and hospital.
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.
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