What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foreign Language Interpreter position at Appalachian District Health Department?
Job Summary: This position serves as a Foreign Language Interpreter at the Alleghany County Health Department. This position will fill a critical role in the department by providing medical interpretation to Spanish-speaking clients seeking a variety of services. In addition, the position will be part of a great front office team and will complete a variety of administrative functions for clinical public health services, translation for clinical appointments, assisting with medical records, and scheduling medical appointments for all clients. The successful candidate in this position will also be using an electronic health record daily to manage work tasks.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
The employee will ensure that all services, communications, documentation, etc., associated with a program are provided in the client’s native language as mandated by law, program guidelines, or needs. The employee will provide verbal interpretation of all information shared between staff and clients/parents/caregivers, etc. The work of an interpreter involves translating all written materials, and employees serve as a point of contact for clients. The employee may coordinate transportation, arrange referrals to local services and resources; interpret test items, programmatic information, or results of evaluations; conduct interviews to obtain program or personal data, and/or assist management in monitoring the accuracy of translating/interpreting services. The employee will assist clients to ensure that appropriate services are determined, offered, received, or given.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Certified Medical Interpreter and if not obtained prior to employment, willingness to obtain this certification within one year of employment expected.
- Working knowledge of the program area, regulations, policies, procedures, etc. assigned.
- Considerable knowledge of the ethics of interpreting.
- Skill in fluency sufficient to meet the needs of the organization and the population served.
- Ability to interpret/translate all verbal information and written materials in English and the foreign language.
- Ability to assess the communication skill level of the client and exercise judgment in determining services to be rendered.
- Ability to understand and interpret information in the various dialects of that language.
- Ability to relay the style and tone of that language.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $34,262.00 - $54,236.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $34,262 - $54,236
