Certified American Sign Language Interpreter

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Job Title

Certified American Sign Language Interpreter

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Gps Intnl Center-International and Emerging Markets

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm/5:00pm-8:00am

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Job Details

The Certified American Sign Language Interpreter will assist deaf patients, their families, and clinical, professional staff by interpreting dialogue from spoken English to American Sign Language to ensure the coordination of information flow for issues to be resolved.

A caregiver in this position works onsite, Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm, with travel requirements within Northeast Ohio sites.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Interpret information such as patient histories, physician instructions to patient, patient questions for physician, nurse-patient dialogue.

• Conduct preoperative or postoperative education and communicate the ramifications of accepting treatment or undergoing surgery, ensuring that patients understand their illness, its treatment, and their legal rights.

• Using a broad spectrum of professional discipline and socioeconomic and cultural perspectives, relay sensitive information including diagnosis of terminal or severe illness, death of a family member during treatment, surgery, or information pertinent to ethnic, cultural, or religious values, morals, and customs.

• Work with designated contact to coordinate and respond to patient requests and problem resolution to provide timely follow-up to complaints.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Anatomy and other medical terminology are attained through formal coursework or experience.

• Two years of professional interpreting experience.

• Two years of ASL (American Sign Language) experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.

• Offset: Bachelor's degree and 1 year of related experience.

• National Interpreter Certified (NIC), Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI), Certificate of Interpretation (CI).

• National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Level IV and V, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Advanced, Master and Medical Interpreter Certificate or Certificate of Transliteration (CT) certifications through the RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf) required.

• Must possess a valid State Driver's License and maintain automobile insurance coverage.

• Must obtain Ohio license within 30 days of start date.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.)

Physical Requirements:

• May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting; manual dexterity sufficient to perform work on a PC or mobile device.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.