Interpreter

About This Role

This medical interpreter role ensures clear communication between healthcare providers and patients who do not share a common language. The interpreter accurately and confidentially conveys medical information, helping patients understand diagnoses and treatment options, and also translates medical documents. The position suits a fast-thinking and empathetic professional capable of providing accurate and unbiased translations under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpretation and translation services for patients who speak limited English and healthcare staff
• Interpret medical information accurately and confidentially
• Ensure patients understand their medical diagnosis, treatment options, and other important information
• Provide translations of medical documents, such as records and prescriptions
• Inform healthcare professionals of any information provided by the patient

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work out of normal hours if needed when Voyce cannot be used by the patient
• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and customer service orientation
• Foreign language(s) written translation skills
• Listening skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Basic computer skills

Nice to have:

• 3-5 years of experience preferred
• Certification/Licensure Interpreter/Translator Certificate and/or Certificate of Competency from an approved Interpreter/Translator training program preferred
• Open to obtaining certification as employee of CUHC

About the Company

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, it has revenues of more than $3 billion and nearly 14,000 team members, including over 2,200 nurses and 1,200 employed physicians. The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and four hospitals, including its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, which is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey. More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually across its extensive ambulatory network.