Certified Spanish Medical Translator

Children's National Medical Center
United States, D.C., Washington
Aug 30, 2024
Under supervision, provides language translation services to patients, their families and staff for an array of medical documents including, but not limited to, patient education materials, hospital forms, patient letters, medical consents, medical records, etc. Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree Specific Requirements and Preferences Translation, Linguistics or Related Field Minimum Work Experience 3 Year(s) Specific Requirements and Preferences Minimum of 3 years experience as a translator. Experience translating a wide array of medical related documents preferred Required Skills/Knowledge Bilingual capability and certified in Spanish Language Translation Functional Accountabilities Promotes Appropriate Utilization of Translation Services by Staff Educates staff in the process of how to appropriately request translation services Maintains l communication at all times with internal and external customers regarding progress, deliverables, delays, etc Works closely with other departments providing recommendations Uses resources efficiently in order to maximize productivity and maintain costs low Collaborates with the Manager of Patient and Family Education to streamline process Contributes to a Well-Organize Program Translates requests in a timely fashion to meet requestor needs and datelines Maintains required logs/tracking system in order to track project progress and productivity Maintains translation statistics and performs analysis of program utilization and other metrics Coordinates distribution of assignment based on program needs Efficiently utilizes tools available to provide translations of the highest quality Manages own time to be productive Maintains archives and databases related to translation projects Performance Improvement / Problem Solving Identifies opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes Identifies and resolves issues, overcoming challenges Makes appropriate decisions, using sound judgement Teamwork/Communication Partners with all team members to achieve goals Works effectively with diverse groups Demostrates accountability for work Shares and seeks knowledge and provides feedback to others Receptive to others ideas and opinions