ASL Healthcare Interpreter - Per Diem

Overview

M Health Fairview is seeking an American Sign Language Interpreter! This role will help cover the Twin Cities/Metro area!

Job Summary:

American Sign Language Healthcare Interpreters provide communication access for all stakeholders involved in the healthcare encounter by providing meaningful, effective, and equitable communication via in-person or virtual platforms.

This position is casual and will pick up shifts, as needed by department.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Responsibilities/Job Description

Job Expectations:

Interprets accurately and completely, conveying the content and spirit of the original message, taking into consideration the cultural context in a way that is responsive to the demands of the situation or the person(s) involved in the encounter (in person and/or video).

• Explains the scope of practice that is responsive to the demands of the situation.

• Has proven understanding of basic healthcare terminology and physical anatomy.

• Ability to interpret complex healthcare concepts into ASL and voice into English

• Ability to transliterate complex healthcare concepts

• Manage in-person or virtual encounters promoting communicative autonomy

• Alert all parties to any significant cultural or linguistic disparities appropriate to the goal of the encounter

Maintains confidentiality and professional boundaries

• Adheres to RID Code of Professional Conduct.

• Demonstrates honest & ethical conduct according to Guiding Principles.

• Has firm understanding of HIPAA as it applies to the healthcare interpreter

• Adopts understanding from the Healthcare Interpreter Code of Ethics

• Diffuses conflict between parties by remaining calm and impartial.

Manages workflow with Epic, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Teams

Must learn how to navigate and a variety of virtual platforms

Timely communication with scheduling office and administrative team

Adaptability:

Travels to and provides interpreting services in multiple settings as needed/requested

• Platforms including but not limited to: in-person and/or virtual interpreting

• Demonstrates personal flexibility to meet staffing and patient communication needs

• Manages and communicates unanticipated changes throughout the day

• Demonstrates ability to provide language services across a variety of clinical disciplines

Organization Expectations, as applicable:

• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

• Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.

• Communicates in a respective manner.

• Ensures a safe, secure environment.

• Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.

• Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.

• Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

• Fulfills all organizational requirements.

• Completes all required learning relevant to the role.

• Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.

• Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications to Fulfill Job Responsibilities:

Required Education:

• Associate degree in sign language interpreting or related field

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the interpreting profession

Required License/Certification/Registration:

• (One or more of the following)

• CSC (Comprehensive Skills Certificate)

• CI and CT (Certificate of Interpretation and Certificate of Transliteration)

• NAD: Level IV or higher

• NIC (National Interpreter Certification) (previous rubric): Advanced or Master

• NIC (most current rubric): Certified

• Deaf Interpreter: Certified

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in sign language interpreting or related field

Preferred Experience:

• Healthcare interpreting

• Chemical dependency/Recovery interpreting

• Mental health interpreting

• QMHI or Proven Mental Health Training Preferred

• Proven experience with DeafBlind community

• Tactile communication

• Protactile communication