Rockville, MDShady Grove Medical Center
If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Medical Interpreter who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.
As a Medical Interpreter, You Will
- Provide language interpretation in various medical settings (i.e. admission, ER, behavioral health, labor and delivery, internal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, other specialty areas, outpatient, and more)
- Observe interpreter standards of practice such as maintaining professional boundaries, respecting patients’ rights, and remaining neutral while supporting patient-provider relationship
- Serve as a cultural and linguistic resource for hospital staff and patients
- Track interpretation services rendered
- Assist manager with administrative tasks, as needed
- An Associate degree in a healthcare related field preferred
- Trained and tested healthcare interpreter with at least one year of experience
- Completion or enrollment in an interpreter training program of at least 40 hours
- Professional interpreting certification, such as Certified Medical Interpreter, preferred
- Strong linguistic skills – oral fluency in English and Spanish
- Understands a variety of regional accents, linguistic styles and registers
- Selects appropriate mode of interpretation for each situation
- Must pass the language proficiency assessment as Level 2
- Understands and adopts the different roles of interpreters (conduit, clarifier, cultural broker, advocate) as appropriate
- Uses discretion when discussing confidential issues
- Demonstrates cultural competence and customer service skills (interpersonal skills)
- Work life balance through non rotating shifts
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Free Employee parking
- Competitive comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, PTO and 403B retirement plan with matching and 3 year vesting)
- 100% Coverage for inpatient care – at Adventist HealthCare facilities
- 100% Coverage for urgent care nationwide – after copay
If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
Join the Adventist HealthCare team today! Apply now to be considered.
Work Schedule
Full-time days
Tobacco Statement
Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine use.
Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine). Those testing positive for cotinine are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Posted 2 Days Ago Full time R-010790
Our Mission: We extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.
Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, Md., is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization of dedicated professionals who work together each day to improve the health and well-being of people and communities through a ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.
Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services.
Consider joining our team of over 6,000 employees and become part of one of the longest serving healthcare systems in the Washington, D.C., area that has a long-standing tradition as the largest provider of charity care and community benefit in Montgomery County.
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