Spanish Interpreter Program Lead - Marian Regional Medical Center

Santa Maria, CA - Seeking Spanish Interpreter Program Lead

Everybody Has A Role To Play In Transforming Healthcare

As a Spanish Interpreter Program Lead, you play a vital role in our mission to improve lives.

Lead and manage our hospital's Spanish interpretation services and be responsible for deploying the interpreter program at multiple sites.

Develop and enforce interpretation policies and regulations, and collaborate directly with medical directors and site leadership.

At Vituity we know the impact you can have.

Join the Vituity Team.

At Vituity we've cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose.

We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call "culture of brilliance." Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities.

We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 475 sites across the country, serving 9 million patients a year.

With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity


* Support the Medical Director and Site Program Manager with training new Patient Relations Interpreters (schedule interpreters, address provider feedback for interpreters, help schedule classroom training, and manage day to day operations of the program).


* Coordinate training schedules via email or phone with newly hired patient relations interpreters to ensure they are properly trained.


* Conduct didactic training, including medical terminology, interpreting writing tutorials, and scenarios.


* Administer competency exams to new Patient Relations Interpreters for certification and to determine advancement into the clinical practice phase.


* Facilitate clinical practice shifts for each Patient Relations Interpreter and assist with completion of an orientation checklist to determine whether the new hire is competent to perform all duties required as an interpreter on their own.


* Conduct refresher floor training sessions and re-train interpreters when feedback/emails are less than satisfactory.


* Create and conduct yearly refresher training to meet National and State standards, ethics, and protocols for Spanish Medical Interpreters.

Update training as needed to best meet standards.


* Be a resource for training questions or concerns.


* Train hospital staff on proper use of interpreters: join meetings and/or huddles, send out reminders, create fliers or forms if needed for them to review.


* Host and lead monthly meetings with the Spanish interpreter team to discuss challenges, updates, and process improvements, while addressing concerns raised by staff and hospital leadership.


* Attend and actively participate in ...