Tranlator Medical Interpreter- Spanish Polish Mandarin

Posted 12 days ago

universal health servicesChicago (IL)

Interpreters and Translators Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals

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About the role

Language Interpreter Hartgrove Behavioral Health System meets the needs of our patients, their families and the community by delivering an all-encompassing psychiatric healthcare service that is both effective and efficient. Restoring the emotional well-being of our patients and giving them resources for their future is our primary commitment. Join Our Team! We are seeking Language Interpreters for various languages: SPANISH, POLISH, MANDARIN for full, part time and FLEX positions. The Language Interpreter is responsible for converting physicians' advice and diagnoses, written patient information, pharmacological instructions, and hospitals' information and protocols into a second language. The position entails the communication between hospital staff, families, and patients by listening to professionals and translating verbatim patients' responses back to the professionals, using proper medical terminology. Functions may involve translating information such as the reason for medical visit, translation during family sessions, providing drug information, past medical history and family medical history, and scheduling follow-up appointments.

Essential Job Functions: Conduct general and medical interpretation to staff, patients, and their families Note down and monitor interpretation activities according to hospital standards May be asked to translate written documents Always give reports to a Manager or Supervisor Observe obtain, and receive information from all relevant sources Audit, compile, calculate, code, tabulate, enter, or verify information or data Ensure patient confidentiality Perform all crisis intervention techniques (verbal and physical) and respond to code situations Assist patient with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) when necessary Provide 1:1 patient observation, conduct rounds and facilitate patient groups as necessaryA Career with Hartgrove Behavioral Health System Offers: A rewarding career improving the lives adults and youth Highly competitive wages & shift differentials Career advancement and mobility An engaged leadership team with a commitment to patient and staff safety Competitive benefits packages inclusive of medical/dental/vision, 401K company matching, tuition reimbursement benefits, UHS employee discount offerings, etc. And much more!

Qualifications

Required

Education: High school diploma required; a degree or completion of medical assistant program may be beneficial; Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or related field is preferred.

Experience: Acute in-patient experience working with children, adolescents and/or adults strongly preferred. Licensure/Certification: Certification through an Agency or National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (CMI) preferred. Knowledge/Skills: Must be fluent in two languages (Spanish/English, Polish/English, Mandarin/English). Possess knowledge of general and psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavioral management. Must be self-motivated, results-orientated individual who is customer focused with a positive attitude. Must be able to work with clients that have poor social skills, suffer from substance abuse and a variety of mental illnesses. Success Factors/

Job Competencies: Positive therapeutic relationships and interventions with patients Service Excellence with all customers Ability to use least restrictive measures Clear and concise documentation Adherence to Hospital Attendance policies and Code of Conduct Physical Demands and

Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Environmental Conditions: Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste. General hospital environment.

EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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