Medical Interpreter
Sidra Medicine
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :10 years, 8 أشهر
Responsibilities
▪ Work with non-English speaking patients as per shift patterns.
▪ Facilitate medical service by interpreting language between patients/families and health care providers accurately and completely by using international best practices.
▪ Clarify information that cannot be literally translated from one language into another in order to facilitate understanding between the healthcare providers and patients/families.
▪ Carry out the required medical and non-medical interpretation activities.
▪ Deliver dynamic language services from a diverse cultural perspective, to promote superior interpersonal communications with all stakeholders.
▪ Set tone of the patient/provider encounter to manage spatial configuration and flow of communication to preserve accuracy and completeness, and to assess and address potential areas of discomfort for patient (age, gender of interpreter, no previous experience with interpreters).
▪ Support in selected organizational initiatives, where medical interpretation services are requested.
▪ Collaborate with patient and family educators when required to assist in the provision of clear and concise educational literature in appropriate languages.
▪ Keep abreast of new language requirements and the need for additional interpretive needs.
▪ Operate in compliance with interpreter and hospital policies and procedures, particularly those relating to patient confidentiality.
Responsibilities
▪ Created assessment instruments for clinical batteries in both English and Arabic.
▪ Collected data from healthy and unhealthy participants.
▪ Revised translated documents to fit the jargon of the specific field required.
▪ Searched for the appropriate literature that is significant to the project.
▪ Composed appropriate letters and emails to specific organizations and personnel.
▪ Created the necessary documents that are required in research such as consent forms and confidentiality statements.
▪ Created brochures, posters and certificates to assist the project.
Responsibilities
▪ Informed applicants about the opportunities available.
▪ Assisted applicants in filling admission forms and other related forms.
▪ Required to translate instantly any enquiries.
▪ Translated documents from Arabic to English and vice versa.
▪ Managed and updated personnel files.
▪ Composed letters and emails in both English and Arabic.
English major with a minor in Translation