Spanish Interpreter - Military veterans preferred

Job Summary

Schedule:

Week 1: Sunday: 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Butterworth

Week 2: Sunday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Monday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Butterworth

Provide accurate oral interpretations for spoken languages for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients, their families, and Corewell Health employees in-person, over-the-phone, and via video-conferencing throughout the hospital and clinics.

Essential Functions

•    Ability to interpret source target language in a variety of health care settings between patients and their families and medical, nursing, and support staff. Some examples: surgical and medical procedures; transplant teaching, discharge instructions, consent forms and hospital policies, etc.
•    Provides interpreting services in accordance with Corewell Health policies and procedures and the National Council on Interpreters In Health Care (NCIHC) Code of Ethics governing the profession of Interpreting.
•    Maintains assignment log current for documentation purposes.
•    Assists with the on-boarding process of new staff as well as providing shadowing opportunities for people interested in profession, etc.
•    Assist with dispatching interpreter requests during weekend and off hours.
•    Maintains certification current by keeping up with continuing education credits and adhering to certification renewal deadlines.
•    Ability to interpret over-the-phone or via video for long periods of time. Ability to walk extensively throughout the workday.
•    Ability to communicate effectively throughout the workday with Language Services schedulers. Demonstrated ability to interact with people in a sensitive, tactful, patient and discrete manner.

Qualifications
•    Required High School Diploma or equivalent
•    Preferred Associate's Degree or equivalent
•    Preferred Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
•    1 year of relevant experience providing interpreting services Required
•    1 year of relevant experience in a health care setting Preferred
•    LIC-Driver's License - STATE_MI State of Michigan preferred
•    CRT-Auto Insurance - preferred
•    40-hour (at least) valid Interpreter Training (Required, or to be completed within first year of employment)
•    Language Assessment for Languages with no National Certification ((Required, or to be completed within first two months of employment)

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Primary Location

SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Language Services - GR

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

20

Hours of Work

Variable

Days Worked

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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