Per Diem – Spanish Medical Plus Interpreter
Posted 10hrs ago
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Job Description
Spanish-English medical interpreter providing accurate, culturally responsive interpretation. Supporting medical, community, business, educational, and social-service communication for Ibero-American Action League.
Responsibilities:
- Provide specialized Spanish-English interpretation services to individuals or groups
- Provide professional, accurate, impartial, and culturally responsive interpretation across medical, community, business, educational, social service, and other professional environments
- Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical standards
- Interpret spoken communication while preserving meaning, intent, tone, and register without adding, omitting, or altering information
- Adapt interpreting techniques and communication approaches to the setting, participants, subject matter, and communication needs
- Maintain and develop language proficiency, interpreting skills, subject-matter knowledge, and professional competencies
- Participate in agency-required training and professional development
- Comply with Ibero policies, procedures, professional standards, codes of ethics, confidentiality, and privacy requirements
- Set priorities within agency policies and procedures
- Perform other functions as determined by the Director of Language and Equity Services or designee
Requirements:
- At least 40 hours of Medical Interpreter Training or other Interpreter training from an education-accredited organization
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical, general, community, education, entrepreneurship and business terminology in Spanish and English
- Experience with document translation preferred
- Demonstrated basic skills in simultaneous interpretation and sight translation, with intermediate to advanced skills in consecutive interpretation
- CCHI or NBCMI certification preferred
- A minimum of 2 years of experience providing interpretation services
- Demonstrated language skills in Spanish and English
- Possession of a valid N.Y.S. driver’s license is preferred
- Ability to work when appointments are scheduled and periodically travel for training seminars
- A combination of training and experience other than the specified may be accepted if judged adequate
Benefits:
- Continuing education and other professional development opportunities
- Agency-required training and professional development activities
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
- Periodic travel for training seminars









