Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Spanish Interpreter (Part-Time)

Grand Rapids, MI · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 hours ago
Customer SupportLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation.
  • When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century.
  • Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them.

Responsibilities

  • High emotional intelligence to manage dynamic social interactions.
  • Maintain the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and proactive communication.
  • We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives.
  • This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.

Compensation

  • Compensation based on experience, starting from $23.45.

Benefits

  • Demonstrated ability to interpret for multiple medical disciplines for patients/families from English to Spanish and vice versa.
  • Two-year associate's degree in Business, Finance, Health Care and/or a minimum of two years of experience in both professional and hospital interpreter services.
  • Completion of a 40-hour healthcare interpreter training class
  • Ability to assist with daily interpreter reports to assure coverage and prevent double-bookings /late cancellations.

Company info

  • Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
  • Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
  • Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
  • Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
  • A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.
  • ​ ​ Adheres to the NCIHC (National Council of Interpreters in Health Care) Code of Ethics
  • ​ Assists with scheduling and other tasks during down time
  • ​ Understands and communicates to staff the proper use of interpreting services and tools
  • ​ Knows how to use and locate interpretation tools ( ipad, phones, etc ) that the hospital service lines use to ensure communication needs of our patients are being met.
  • ​ Maintains or exceeds productivity expectations
  • ​ Maintains policies and procedures related to interpreter and translation services
  • ​ Follows the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior
  • ​ Uses all technology available to meet the interpretation needs of the patients for all hospital service lines

Equal opportunity

  • The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the
  • If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@maryfreebed.com.
  • equal opportunity employer.

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