Interpreter

Company: Kaweah Health Care District
Location: Visalia
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY/PURPOSE Facilitates communication between patients, families, and providers in various settings by providing language interpretation from one language (source) to another (target). QUALIFICATIONS License /Certification Required: N/A Preferred: N/A Education Required: N/A Preferred: High School diploma or equivalent Experience Required: One year of interpretation experience or enrollment in an Interpreter training program Preferred: One year of healthcare experience with the major emphasis of job duties focused on customer service, performance improvement, training or educating others. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Bilingual in Spanish Computer skills Excellent communication skills, tact, stress management skills, and the ability to relate well with diverse personalities and cultures. Customer service crisis training strongly recommended Department Specific Requirements N/A Testing Requires successful completion of the Language Resource Assistant (LRA) testing at a Clinical level. LRA is a language assessment test that demonstrates written and oral interpretation/translation technique skills. Test will be administered during the interview.

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