Healthcare Interpreter

Join Cottage Health as a Healthcare Interpreter.

The Healthcare Interpreter facilitates accurate, safe and effective, patient-centered, verbal communication between Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients/family members and English-speaking physicians, hospital staff, and volunteers.

Assist in the production of accurate, culturally and linguistically appropriate translations of vital documents, such as consents, medical instructions and After Visit Summaries.

Support cross-cultural communication and understanding.

Maintain the highest standards of conduct in hospitality, excellence, appearance, attitude and respect in all interactions with LEP patients/family members.

QUALIFICATIONS

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Minimum: AA degree or 4 years equivalent work experience.

Preferred: BA degree in other working languages or a health related field

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Minimum: Successful completion of CH Interpreter Competency Assessment Tool for Interpreter- Healthcare within one year of assuming the role.

Preferred: Award or Certificate of Completion in Healthcare Interpreting Program offered by an Accredited program.

Certified in the target language by the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters or the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Minimum: Basic user of MS Word, Excel and the internet.

Preferred: Native fluency in English and other working languages, including knowledge of healthcare terminology, basic anatomy and physiology.

YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum: 1 year of interpreting experience or 2 years of work experience in a healthcare setting.

Preferred: 2 years of interpreting experience in a healthcare setting
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education.

Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system.

Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion.

Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first.

We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law.

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