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Spanish Interpreter
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Job Type Part-time
Job Status Interviewing
Date Posted Monday, 23 June 2008
Location Westwood
Duration
Company Information Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
757 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Website: http://uclahealth.org
Job Description
Job Title Spanish Interpreter (75 % position)

 

 

Job No.: 

 H46305

Work Hours:  M-F  9am-4pm (Hours may vary) 
 

 

 

Minimum Salary:  $18.56 / $3230

 

Maximum Salary:  $26.61 / $4630

 

 

 

 
Job Duties
Provide concise and accurate oral interpretations for Spanish speaking patients throughout the Medical Center& Medical Plaza. Interpret surgical and medical procedures, hospital policies to speaking patients and their families in conjunction with medical and nursing staff.  Maintain assignments log, serve as principal translator for the service, responsible for written translation from English into Spanish and from Spanish into English of complex patient education materials.    Operate PC, specifically Microsoft Word, to complete translation projects and reports.   Recruit, test, evaluate and train new volunteers.   Work with Interpreters Services manager in completing other projects and duties as assigned.
 
Job Qualifications

Interpreter Medical Certification preferred. 2 years experience working as a Spanish-English interpreter is required.  Fluency in both spoken and written Spanish and English is required.  Proficiency in use of grammatical and syntactical patterns of English and Spanish.  Ability to distinguish between subtle nuances of meaning and idiomatic usage in English and Spanish is required. Extensive knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology in English and Spanish is required.  Demonstrated ability to interact with people in a sensitive, tactful, patient and discrete manner including effective use of the principles of "Connect, Introduce, Communicate, Ask, Respond and Exit" " skills.  A skill of Microsoft office is required.  Ability to walk extensively throughout the workday.  Dispatch interpreters; cover the reception, information and Surgical Waiting area desk as needed.

 

Contact person:  Hala Fam, Interpreter Services Manager

Phone:  310) 267-9106

EmailHFam@mednet.ucla.edu

 

Number of Openings 1
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