Bilingual Interpreter - HN
Company: Rural Health Group, Inc.
Location: Henderson
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Rural Health Group, a multi-location Community Health Center in
northeastern North Carolina, is seeking a Bilingual Interpreter.
This position will provide translation services for Spanish-only
speaking patients during medical and/or dental appointments. It is
based in Rural Health Group's Henderson family practice and dental
clinic.
Must be bilingual and proficient in Spanish to English
interpretation. Language testing will be required prior to
hire.
Successful candidate must demonstrate the Rural Health Group Core
Competencies, which include:
- Good Judgment
- Communication/Customer Service/Teamwork
- Passion
- Honesty
- Responsibility
- Job-Specific Skill Set
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides accurate medical and dental interpretation services
for Spanish-only speaking patients
- Provides health education and advocacy to patients and their
families
- Develops trusting and caring relationships with patients
- Cultural mediation between communities and health and human
service system
- Informal counseling and social support
- Providing culturally appropriate health education
- Advocating for individual and community needs
- Assuring people get the services they need
- Building individual and community capacity
- Comfortable working with Aged, Blind, Disabled, and Severely
Mentally Ill populations
- Able to motivate and empower vulnerable populations
- Reduces barriers by improving linkages to services
- Knowledgeable of local health and social services
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Requirements
- Ability to speak fluently in Spanish
- Ability to establish and maintain positive, effective,
professional relationships with patients, providers, coworkers, and
superiors
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both
English and Spanish; communicates effectively in a culturally
sensitive way
- Able to maintain patient respect and dignity while displaying
maturity, empathy, ethics, and professionalism
- Able to work independently; excellent teamwork skills
- Possess knowledge of modern office equipment, Microsoft Office
software programs, and ability to efficiently learn eClinicalWorks
medical practice management system
- CPR certification - training will be provided after hire if
candidate is not already certified
- Successful completion of background check (requiring social
security number, date of birth, and driver's license number) and
language assessment are required before an offer of employment can
be made
- All offers of employment are contingent upon passing
post-offer, pre-hire drug screenEOE. Federal and State Criminal
Background Checks and Drug Screen required for all positions.
Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations are a condition of
employment.
E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment new hires are required
to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity
and eligibility to work in the United States.
Keywords: Rural Health Group, Inc., Durham , Bilingual Interpreter - HN, Other , Henderson, North Carolina
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