Karen Interpreter I

Overview

M Health Fairview is seeking a Karen Spoken Language Healthcare Interpreter! This is a full time opportunity with guaranteed hours and is benefit eligible!

Job Summary :

Karen Language Spoken Language Healthcare Interpreter I provides language access for all stakeholders involved in the healthcare encounter by providing meaningful language services and supporting effective and equitable communication via in-person or virtual platforms with demonstrated fluency in one source language to one other target language.

Responsibilities Job Description

Job Expectations :

Interpret accurately and completely, conveying the content and spirit of the original message, taking into consideration the cultural context that is responsive to the demands of the situation (in-person and / or virtual).

• Use AIDET and explain the interpreter scope of practice
• Has proven understanding of basic healthcare terminology and physical anatomy
• Able to interpret complex concepts into preferred spoken language
• Manage set-up and flow of communication to promote communicative autonomy
• Facilitate communication across cultural differences and alerts all parties to significant cultural or linguistic disparities that may significantly impact outcomes
• Maintain confidentiality and understands the interpreter scope of practice
• Adheres to NCIHC Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice.
• Demonstrates honest & ethical conduct
• Diffuses conflict between parties by remaining calm and impartial.
• Manage daily workflow in Epic, Microsoft Outlook, and Teams
• Communicate with scheduling office & Leadership Team.
• Adapt to fast pace technology changes within the working environment
• Completes all Educational Annual requirements Minimum of 8 Continuing Education Units

Adaptability :

• Travel to and provides interpreting services in multiple locations and settings
• Provide Services in multiple modalities : In-Person and / or Virtual
• Demonstrate personal flexibility to meet staffing and patient communication needs.
• Manage and communicates unanticipated changes throughout the day.
• Demonstrate ability to provide language services with a variety of clinical populations.
• Organization Expectations, as applicable : Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

Partners with patient care giver in care / decision in a respective a safe, secure plan of care to meet patient clinical interventions based on population patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient / care all organizational all required learning relevant to the with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications to Fulfill Job Responsibilities :

Credentials : Designate licensure, registration and / or certification requirements. Required credentials should be listed first.

If the position has more than one acceptable credential clearly explain this in the comments section.

Required

Education

Minimum of 40 hours of formal training or college level courses in healthcare interpreting

Experience

Minimum of 2 years of experience in healthcare interpreting

License / Certification / Registration

Minnesota Department of Health’s Spoken language interpreter roster

Preferred

Education

• Associate degree or higher in interpreting or related fields.
• Certificate of interpreting from an accredited post-secondary institution

Experience

5+ years of experience in healthcare interpreting

License / Certification / Registration

• N / A
30+ days ago