Foreign Language Interpreter

Job Summary: This position serves as a Foreign Language Interpreter at the Alleghany County Health Department. This position will fill a critical role in the department by providing medical interpretation to Spanish-speaking clients seeking a variety of services. In addition, the  position will be part of a great front office team and will complete a variety of administrative functions for clinical public health services, translation for clinical appointments, assisting with medical records, and scheduling medical appointments for all clients. The successful candidate in this position will also be using an electronic health
record daily to manage work tasks.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

The employee will ensure that all services, communications, documentation,
etc., associated with a program are provided in the client’s native language as
mandated by law, program guidelines, or needs. The employee will provide
verbal interpretation of all information shared between staff and
clients/parents/caregivers, etc. The work of an interpreter involves translating
all written materials, and employees serve as a point of contact for clients. The
employee may coordinate transportation, arrange referrals to local services and
resources; interpret test items, programmatic information, or results of
evaluations; conduct interviews to obtain program or personal data, and/or
assist management in monitoring the accuracy of translating/interpreting
services. The employee will assist clients to ensure that appropriate services are
determined, offered, received, or given.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Certified Medical Interpreter and if not obtained prior to employment,
willingness to obtain this certification within one year of employment
expected.
• Working knowledge of the program area, regulations, policies, procedures,
etc. assigned.
• Considerable knowledge of the ethics of interpreting.
• Skill in fluency sufficient to meet the needs of the organization and the
population served.
• Ability to interpret/translate all verbal information and written materials in
English and the foreign language.
• Ability to assess the communication skill level of the client and exercise
judgment in determining services to be rendered.
• Ability to understand and interpret information in the various dialects of that
language.
• Ability to relay the style and tone of that language.

Minimum Education & Experience

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years
of experience in interpreting and translating English and the required foreign
language in a setting that requires a knowledge of the programs or service; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience.

About Appalachian District Health Department

AppHealthCare is a fully accredited district health department serving Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga counties and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving Alleghany and Ashe counties. Our mission is to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease, and protect the environment. The Appalachian District Health Department was established in 1933 and covers Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties. The health department provides many services such as high quality clinical care, nutrition services, Women Infants and Children (WIC), community health services and environmental health services. The rebranding initiative represents our ability to continue to provide high quality patient care and essential services that are critical for the health of the public. We are committed to serving our patients and clients and ensuring the fulfillment of our mission to promote safe and healthy living, prevent disease and protect the environment. We provide a variety of high quality services to meet the needs of our communities: Clinical Services Environmental Health Services Nutrition Services Community Health Services AppHealthCare accepts private insurances, Medicaid, a...nd Medicare, as well as patients without health insurance. We offer a sliding fee discount program for patients. AppHealthCare is governed by a Board of Health and an FQHC Board, Partners in Public Health.

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