Medical Spanish Interpreter

Shriners Children's
Philadelphia, PA Other
POSTED ON 4/25/2024

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for a  PRN Certified Medical Spanish Interpreter in our Care Management department.  

Responsibilities

The Medical Interpreter is responsible for providing interpretation and translation services for patients and family members and staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC). Services include listening to, understanding, and interpreting spoken, or translating written, statements and documents from one language to another, in support of the medical treatment plan. In addition the medical interpreter will provide language and cultural support to patients and families and identify any cultural or language barriers to care. This service will require face-to-face interpreting between patients and providers and may also include family members or patient representatives. The medical interpreter will also be required to provide cultural information to the care team in order to facilitate the creation and adherence to a treatment plan and meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

 

Certification/Licensure

Medical Interpretation Certification a plus

 

Experience

Bilingual in English-Spanish

Minimum 1 year of Medical Terminology

One year experience in clinical medical interpretation preferred

 

 

 

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. 

 

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.

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