Interpreter

Overview

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Summary: Provides translation-interpreter services for Spanish-speaking patients and their families, as needed throughout the UNC Healthcare System.

• Maintains records related to translation requests and documents the nature of requests in patients' medical records
• Provides accurate face-to-face medical interpretation between Spanish speaking patients and staff in a variety of settings within UNC Health Care
• Serves as an advocate for Spanish speaking patients and their families assisting in the coordination of health needs; assists care providers in understanding the Hispanic culture
• Translates and maintains UNC Health Care printed material into Spanish; actively searches for existing Spanish language materials pertaining to health care and hospitalization

• Education Requirements: High School diploma or GED
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: No licensure or certification required
• Professional Experience Requirements: One (1) year of experience in a health care or human services setting
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Demonstrates a fluency in the Spanish and English languages. Possess extensive knowledge of medical terminology and procedures

• Legal
  
  Employer:
  
  NCHEALTH
• Entity: Shared Services
• Organization Unit: Interpreter Services
• Work Type: Per Diem
• Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
• Salary Range: $19.59 - $27.84 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:
  
  NC:
  
  Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt:
  No
• Employment Type: This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.