Job Details

This position is accountable to provide interpretation for patients, families and clinical staff. They must possess a full command (verbal and written) of the English language as well as the language they will use in their interpreter encounters, e.g. Spanish, Hmong, Lao, etc. The interpreter acts as advocate, culture broker, clarifier, and conduit for Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons. Interpreters may be asked to clarify written consents and hospital forms, and advocate for the LEP regarding cultural differences.

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum eighteen (18) months Interpreter or equivalent experience utilizing interpreter skills required
• Minimum six (6) months Healthcare setting and/or hospital environment preferred
• Demonstrates full command (verbal and written) of the English language and second language, e.g. Spanish
• Medical terminology or equivalent experience in a medical setting

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma as accredited by the US Department of Education or GED required

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