What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spanish Interpreter position at LIS Solutions, Inc.?
Job Description
Program Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health Services in Hammonton, New Jersey, is seeking a Spanish Interpreter to provide in-person support, interpreting from Spanish<> English, focusing on patient's treatment-ward interpreting programs, medical appointments, assessments, etc.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Provide interpretations for customer service inquiries in Spanish. Interpretations may be from English to the target language or from the target language back to English.
- Shall be available within the agreed upon timeframe to receive and respond to inquiries outside of standard scheduling.
- Be available for on-call scheduling, as well as possible over-the-phone interpretation.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all interpretations and translations; protect the integrity of information with respect to Personal Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (personal health records, etc.) while interpreting, and adhere to all applicable Federal Privacy and Security acts, especially the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Privacy Act.
Minimum Qualifications
- Part time position working hours in the morning with lunch break and then working hours in the afternoon.
- Must be willing to commute to Hammonton, NJ (mileage is not reimbursed).
- Must have medical translation certification and provide copy of certificate.
- Native-level mastery/fluency of both languages.
- An extensive vocabulary ranging from formal language to colloquialisms and slang.
- Must be willing to undergo background checks, fingerprinting and physical examination.
- Must be willing to comply with CDC and Facility Medical Guidelines, including and not limited to wearing masks, taking regular temperature checks, flu vaccinations, and weekly COVID-19 testing.
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About LIS Solutions, Inc.
Equal Opportunity Employer: LIS Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to providing employees with a work environment that is free from discrimination and where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. All employment decisions at LIS Solutions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
LIS, a Woman Owned Small Business, was founded in 1994 as an advanced innovative language service provider. Since then, we have organically expanded into Cyber Security, Intelligence Analysis and Information Technology to support our customers with their rapidly evolving global enterprise-wide requirements.
Whether sources are hostile, friendly, or neutral, it is LIS’ mission to provide our customers with relevant and effective intelligence data that incorporates the full spectrum of the intelligence life cycle. LIS enhances our industry, government and military partners’ situational awareness through the collection, exploitation, analysis, and dissemination of source data.
