Language Services Team Member-Kinyarwanda and Swahili Speaking

Language Services Team Member- Kinyarwanda and Swahili Speaking

Jericho Road Community Health Center is actively seeking a Language Services Team Member. This position is full-time, within the language services department, working across our Barton, Broadway, Breckenridge, and Doat locations.

Work with a Purpose

Jericho Road Community Health Center offers the opportunity to be engaged in a movement far larger than any one individual. We believe that we can all be people of positive influence. We influence each other, our clients and patients, our families and communities. We are part of a global team that influences the health and wellbeing of communities internationally. Every day, Jericho Road’s mission of caring for communities and advocating for systemic health equity guides us in our collective purpose. We are looking for individuals who share that goal and are committed to that service. As a federally qualified health center (FQHC), our organization’s mission is deeply rooted in making fundamental change in the communities we serve, advocating for social justice and meeting people where they are. With global clinics across the world, the impact you make will transcend borders, with opportunities to engage in meaningful work at our Sierra Leone, Goma or Nepal global clinics.

Why Jericho: Jericho Road offers competitive pay and benefits including medical (single-high coverage paid in full by employer), HSA, dental, vision, employer paid life insurance benefit, supplemental insurances, tuition discounts, generous paid time off, the opportunity for global travel to our three global health clinics, and loan forgiveness for applicable positions. Jericho Road values both work and life. The option for a flexible 40-hour workweek is possible within certain teams.

Responsibilities:

• Explain and interpret for patients in their own language medical results, instructions and directions.
• Adhere to all HIPAA regulations.
• Schedule outside specialists and JRCHC appointments for patients
• Ensure all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, state/local regulations, and patient satisfaction.
• Have a working knowledge of how to operate within the Medent (EMR) system, healthcare regulations and compliance within the healthcare system, Department of Health and HRSA standards.
• Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
• Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
• Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.

Qualifications:

• High School degree or equivalent
• Solid knowledge base of medical practices and procedures within the primary care environment
• Demonstrated ability and familiarity with tools, technology, and systems found within health care environments (such as Basic Computer Skills, Electronic Medical Records, Experience with Medent EMR a plus).
• Must be bilingual, multilingual preferred

Hourly Rate: $16.50 an hour. Individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other position related components.

Job postings are not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated or required by your role within the organization and the overall missional objectives of the organization.

Jericho Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equity of opportunity for all.