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As a part of Duke Health's outpatient clinic network, you will enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, convenient work hours, and many opportunities for career advancement. Become a part of a team that values and invests in you.As a part of Duke Health's outpatient clinic network, you will enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, convenient work hours, and many opportunities for career advancement. Become a part of a team that values and invests in you.

JOB LOCATION:

Duke Health Center at North Duke Street - 3116 N Duke St, Durham, NC

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking a Medical Interpreter to be an integral member of the healthcare team and provide direct and indirect care to patients at Duke Health Center at North Duke Street. Our patient population consist of pediatric and adult patients in numerous clinical settings. These settings are Duke Children's Primary Care, Duke Internal Medicine, Duke Child Abuse and Neglect, Duke Children's Mental Health and Duke Children's Healthy Lifestyles clinic.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate as a neutral party in the role as conduit of information that must flow between Duke staff and the International or Domestic patient/visitors.
• Ensure that information pertaining to the patient's outpatient services, hospitalization, (i.e. advance directives, consents from treatment, diagnosis and prognosis, treatment plan, follow-up appointments and Health Care Education) are accurately communicated.
• The patient's questions/concerns regarding this information is to be appropriately addressed and documented per Risk Management Directives.
• Provide interpreter services, and convey the exact message as opposed to summarizing the information in a way that is subjective. Provide required documentation as identified by the International Patient Center.
• Maintain accurate daily records on all requests for service as well as the provision of services. Maintain accurate and timely documentation within program database.
• Promote customer satisfaction related to Duke services; notify Supervisor of any issues that may be problematic for patients or Duke staff.
• Participate in continuing education programs and competency training to enhance professional role of International Medical escort. Ensure that all policies and procedures related to process, service, and employee work rules are followed. Maintain confidentiality in all matters related to patient care and visitor issues on non-English speaking patients/families/escorts.
• Other assignments given by manager

JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience in a Health Care setting preferred
• High-School Diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion of conversation/translation competency testing in secondary language 
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology

JOB HOURS:

The schedule for this position is morning shifts, Monday-Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

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