Healthcare Translator PD

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks a Healthcare Translator for their Interpreter Services department responsible for providing translation services of written documents from English to another language for Cottage Health patients and providers.

Included in the scope of practice are discharge documentation (AVS), patient letters, official Cottage Health forms and documents, signage, research documents and medical records for the purpose of improving communication and health outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Education:


* Minimum: Associates' Degree in a language other than English or a health related field or equivalent professional translation experience using the standard of two years of experience equals one year of education.


* Preferred:Master's Degree or PhD degree in English, other working languages or a health related field.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:


* Preferred: American Translators Association (ATA) Certificate or Equivalent and National Healthcare/Medical Interpreter Certification.

Technical Requirements:


* Minimum: Native fluency in oral and written English and other working languages, including knowledge of healthcare terminology.

Must be able to pass CH Interpreter Competency Assessment Tool for Interpreter III.


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

Years of Related Work Experience:


* Minimum: 2 years of interpreting and translation experience or 2 years of professional healthcare experience in a language other than English.


* Preferred: 2 years of translation 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.

This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee.

Cottage Health is...