Freelance Medical Interpreters - On-site: Annapolis, MD area (Spoken Languages), PGLS, Annapolis, MD
PGLS -
Annapolis, MD,
US
Freelance Medical Interpreters - On-site: Annapolis, MD area (Spoken Languages)
Date Posted: 2024-06-01
Job description
Job Description
Freelance Medical Interpreters for On-site Consecutive Interpreting
Serving the world and the local Metro Washington DC area community, Piedmont Global Language Solutions (PGLS) offers language services consisting of interpretation, translation, transcription, language instruction, cultural sensitivity training, and localization. Our network of language professionals provides expertise in more than 200 languages, including regional dialects.
PGLS is looking for freelance interpreters (OSI) to provide language interpretation services from EN<>All Spoken Languages. (Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese interpreters are strongly encouraged to apply.)
These are "1099" (Independent Contractor) positions with the interpretation to take place on site (OS), via video (VRI) or over the phone (OPI), depending on our customers' specific needs.
Interpreter Functions:
Serve as an Interpreter between a wide range of people with diverse voices, accents, speaking tempos and personalities.
Provide parties with clear and exact interpretations of verbal communication with no additions or omissions.
Provide interpretations of questions, answers, statements, arguments, explanations, and other forms of verbal communication.
Render sight translations of documents and other written materials, as needed.
Impart thought, purpose, spirit, emotions, and tone of speaker from source language into target language, and vice-versa.
Inform relevant parties of any factor that may hinder your performance.
Comply with applicable ethics and standards.
Requirements
Medical Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications (medical settings):
At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer
Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate's work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation
Native-level proficiency in English and another language.
Certification as a medical interpreter from a 40-hour program or equivalent, specifically for medical interpreting (i.e., CHIT Community Healthcare Interpreter Training)
Valid driver's license, or any government-issued valid form of identification.
Desired but not required:
University degree in interpretation
If available, interpreters should provide proof of:
Certifications
Test results from other organizations (testing centers, other LSPs, etc.).
Freelance Medical Interpreters for On-site Consecutive Interpreting
Serving the world and the local Metro Washington DC area community, Piedmont Global Language Solutions (PGLS) offers language services consisting of interpretation, translation, transcription, language instruction, cultural sensitivity training, and localization. Our network of language professionals provides expertise in more than 200 languages, including regional dialects.
PGLS is looking for freelance interpreters (OSI) to provide language interpretation services from EN<>All Spoken Languages. (Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese interpreters are strongly encouraged to apply.)
These are "1099" (Independent Contractor) positions with the interpretation to take place on site (OS), via video (VRI) or over the phone (OPI), depending on our customers' specific needs.
Interpreter Functions:
Serve as an Interpreter between a wide range of people with diverse voices, accents, speaking tempos and personalities.
Provide parties with clear and exact interpretations of verbal communication with no additions or omissions.
Provide interpretations of questions, answers, statements, arguments, explanations, and other forms of verbal communication.
Render sight translations of documents and other written materials, as needed.
Impart thought, purpose, spirit, emotions, and tone of speaker from source language into target language, and vice-versa.
Inform relevant parties of any factor that may hinder your performance.
Comply with applicable ethics and standards.
Requirements
Medical Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications (medical settings):
At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer
Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate's work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation
Native-level proficiency in English and another language.
Certification as a medical interpreter from a 40-hour program or equivalent, specifically for medical interpreting (i.e., CHIT Community Healthcare Interpreter Training)
Valid driver's license, or any government-issued valid form of identification.
Desired but not required:
University degree in interpretation
If available, interpreters should provide proof of:
Certifications
Test results from other organizations (testing centers, other LSPs, etc.).