Per Diem – Spanish Medical Plus Interpreter

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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