Medical Interpreter CSCC Interpreters - Arabic
Requisition ID
2024-52577
Category
Professional
Overview
[Bilingual English / Arabic]
[completed 40 hour medical interpreter training, required with a resume]
NCH promotes care consistent with federal laws and regulation in order to ensure equitable access to and the ability for families and patients to understand and utilize information related to their care.Clear, accurate communication is essential to the provision of quality health care. When language differences create a barrier to this communication, interpretation services are needed to bridge this gap. The Medical Interpreter facilitates communications between health care providers and individuals with limited English proficiency. The Medical Interpreter that is knowledgeable in the culture of the patient and family and the health care environment also clarifies information that cannot be literally translated into another language and, when necessary, provides a cultural framework for understanding the message being interpreted.Medical Interpreters are required to become Certified Healthcare Interpreter or Certified Medical Interpreter within 6 months of hire. They are responsible of providing age-appropriate care to patients from the age of birth through 21 years, and select adult patients.
Medical Interpreter - Arabic Location: Main campus
Shift schedule: 8:00am -4:30 pm Monday -Friday
Requirements:
Completion of medical interpreting training required: [40 Hours]
Proof of language proficiency.
CCHI Certification preferred, can be obtained within 6 months of hire.
4: Healthcare experience a plus
Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?
The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.
Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.
We're 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.
Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.
Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.
Responsibilities
The Medical Interpreter implements and supports the philosophy, mission, values, standards, policies and procedures of Children's Hospital and the Patient Care Services Division. The Medical Interpreter:
Literally and accurately transmit what has been said from one language into another in order to support the communication between the health care provider and the patient/family.
Clarifies information that cannot be literally translated from one language into another in order to facilitate understanding between the health care provider and the patient/family.
Provides a cultural framework for the message being interpreted when necessary to prevent misunderstanding between the health care provider and the family.
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