Temple University Hospital Work Values

Daily Duties at Temple University Hospital:

Facilitated linguistic and cultural communication between patients seeking health care services and providers of clinical and supportive health care services. This included spoken and written language needed in health care environment. • Interpreted 35+ specialties from bariatric, cardiology, catheterizations, endocrinology, ENT, ER, gastroenterology, genetics, gynecology, ICU, maternity, mammography, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, pain management, physical therapy, pulmonary, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, radiology, interventional radiology, rheumatology, surgery, consent forms for anesthesia and surgery, and much more. • Provided accurate, objective interpretations from one language into another for patients and staff to facilitate access to comprehensive health care. This required the use of the conduit role, clarifier and cultural broker role. • Received, understood and analyzed spoken messages from the sender and re-expressed those messages respecting the cultural and social context of all involved parties. • The information relayed as an interpreter followed mandates and policies of the Temple University Health System, relaying all information according to a professional medical interpreter code of ethics, respecting confidential matters. • Complied with departmental policies and procedures. • Collected, documented and tracked all interpretation services.

What they like about Temple University Hospital:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Spanish Medical Interpreter code of ethics, excellent customer service, Excellent performance rating

Skills

Excellent fluency both verbal and written, in Spanish and English, Excellent people skills – ability to work with a wide range of people, from various backgrounds, Working knowledge of the Code of Ethics for Interpreters, Good customer service and communication skills, Knowledge of MS Office , Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and related field Certified Medical Interpreter, Clear enunciation and pronunciation, Pleasant and professional voice – Polite forms of expressions

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Temple University Hospital: