ASL Interpreter-Rotating Shift -Per Diem

Job description

Employment Type: Part time Shift: Rotating Shift Description: Job Title: ASL Interpreter Employment Type: Per Diem: Shift: Rotating: Location: Silver Spring Position Purpose: - This position supports the Mission of Trinity Health and Holy Cross Health by serving to facilitate medical and other communication among patients, family members, visitors, and Holy Cross Health clinical and non-clinical staff, and by working to minimize linguistic and cultural barriers. As a “ASL Interpreter” you will: - Acts as a neutral participant in the interpretation encounter and conveys a non-judgmental attitude about the content of the interpretation - Accurately conveys the statements made by healthcare providers and patients by: (1) interpreting all communication that occurs within hearing of the patient; (2) thoroughly and faithfully interpreting the entire message, without omitting, adding, condensing, or changing any information; through the use of language that is readily understandable, and culturally- and age-appropriate; and, (3) refrains from offering personal opinion or medical knowledge, serving only as the conduit of information exchange between the healthcare provider and the patient....