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Medical Interpreter and a Lead Medical Interpreter
Shenandoah Valley Medical System Inc —Martinsburg, WV
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- High school diploma or GED
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Answer phone calls from the Spanish line and relay messages to providers, nurses, referrals, and medical records. High School diploma or GED; AA preferred.
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Medical Interpreter and a Lead Medical Interpreter

Shenandoah Valley Medical System Inc -
Martinsburg, WV

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Job Details

10 days ago

Qualifications

Foreign language proficiency
Record keeping
Word processing
High school diploma or GED
Clinical data entry
Video communication
Data entry
Clinical confidentiality policies

Full Job Description

Shenandoah Community Health (SCH) is here to bridge the gap in healthcare access. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we tackle the challenges of cost, transportation, and language barriers to ensure everyone in our community receives the care they need. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including primary care for adults and children, women's health, behavioral health, and oral health. Plus, we provide additional support services such as on-site pharmacy, labs, and radiology. Working at SCH isn't just a job; it's a chance to make a real difference in the lives of your neighbors. Join our team and become part of the solution! Visit our website at Shenandoah Community Health to learn more.

Job Summary:

Shenandoah Valley Medical System is seeking a Medical Interpreter and a Lead Medical Interpreter to provide accurate English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English interpretation and translation services for Spanish-speaking patients and families receiving care within SCH. These roles support clear communication between patients, families, providers, and staff; assist with patient access and administrative needs.

Medical Interpreter Responsibilities:

Participate as a neutral party and serve as a communication link between SCH staff and patients.
Provide English-Spanish interpretation for all services and locations of SCH.
Ensure information related to patient services, hospitalization, advance directives, consents for treatment, diagnosis and prognosis, treatment plans, follow-up appointments, and health care education is accurately communicated.
Address patient questions and concerns regarding communicated information in a clear and effective manner.
Provide interpreter services by conveying the exact message rather than summarizing information subjectively.
Follow all policies and procedures related to processes, services, and employee work rules.
Maintain confidentiality regarding patient care and visitor matters involving non-English-speaking patients, families, and escorts.
Answer phone calls from the Spanish line and relay messages to providers, nurses, referrals, and medical records.
Schedule, confirm, cancel, or reschedule appointments as requested by patients and SCH staff.
Update the Electronic Health Record (EHR) as needed.
Assist patients with completing registration and financial forms and answer questions to ensure understanding.
Assist patients with Primary Care, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, Lactation Consultant, Diabetic Education, and related questions, concerns, clarifications, and refill requests.

Lead Medical Interpreter Additional Responsibilities:

Provide English-Spanish interpretation for all services and locations of SCH.
Coordinate and standardize the process for connecting limited English proficiency (LEP) patients with appropriate language support services, including in-person interpretation, tele-interpretation, and other relevant interpretation modalities.
Demonstrate cultural proficiency through values and behaviors that support effective engagement with people and groups from diverse backgrounds.
Build and maintain interpreting schedules and arrange in-advance and on-demand interpretation requests.
Organize and maintain SCH language access resources and workflows and act as the main point of contact for language support services at SCH.
Provide training and education to staff as needed.
Act as liaison between language support vendors and SCH.
Track and monitor LEP patient experience through surveys, data reporting, observation, and other relevant methods, and implement improvements based on findings.
Participate in local trainings and collaborative meetings that work to improve access to community services for LEP community members.
Assist with the implementation and adoption of technological solutions for interpretation and translation services for SCH patients.
Collect staff feedback, explore opportunities to improve language support workflows and resources, and suggest improvements based on findings.
Route patient needs and requests as appropriate.
Collaborate with SCH Leadership and Marketing departments to support effective patient communication.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualification & Education Requirements

Bilingual – English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English
High School diploma or GED; AA preferred
Experience working as a professional interpreter preferred
Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.
Experience with communication technologies such as telephone or video remote interpreting

Essential Skills:

Medical Interpreter Certification or Bridging the Gap highly recommended or actively working toward this.
Successful completion of conversation/translation competency testing in secondary language, knowledge of Medical Terminology, and language proficiency test.
Maintain strict patient confidentiality and comply with federal and state privacy laws.
Consistently adhere to and/or exceed SCH communication guidelines and expectations with internal and external customers including co-workers, patients, and external partners
Possess good listening and communication skills.
Office skills including word processing, data entry, and record keeping principles.
Possess the ability to work in a courteous and professional demeanor with patients, co-workers, and community contacts.
Demonstrate a friendly, patient, and compassionate demeanor when dealing with people, even in difficult situations.

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