Anamin Ramos
Medical Interpreter
Cypress,TX
Summary
Bilingual Medical Interpreter fluent in English and Spanish . Compassionate and caring professional offering over 10 years of experience interpreting and translating services to benefit patients and medical personnel. In-depth knowledge of medical terminology, clinical practices and healthcare system.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Patient Care Assistant/Patient Care Assistant/Spanish Medical Interpreter
Houston Methodist
Houston, TX
02.2013 - Current
- Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
- Streamlined patient and provider interaction by providing channel of effective communication.
- Explained hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
- Translated documents about treatment directions and helped non-English speaking patients fill out medical forms.
- Verified understood medical information for patients by simplifying any jargon.
- Equipped healthcare providers with cultural information to promote appropriate provision of health services.
- Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
- Translated procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
- Collaborated with professional colleagues in development and implementation of family language service initiatives.
- Interpreted services to families during process of scheduling initial visit and coordination of ongoing treatment.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
- Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
- Attended to patient and family's immediate needs and concerns by acknowledging and providing required attention.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Assembled admissions pages and added new pages to patients' charts.
- Logged and filed classified documents.
- Responded to in-person and telephone requests for information to support office staff.
- Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
- Facilitated communication between hospital departments.
- Gathered medical information, weight and height measurements and vital signs.
- Helped enhance unit operations by continuously delivering accurate, efficient care and maintaining performance objectives.
- Reassured patients by explaining medical practices and processes in easy-to-understand terminology.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
Patient Care Assistant/Medical Interpreter
Lincoln Hospital Center
The Bronx, NY
09.2001 - 07.2012
- Attended to patient and family's immediate needs and concerns by acknowledging and providing required attention.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Responded to in-person and telephone requests for information to support office staff.
- Reassured patients by explaining medical practices and processes in easy-to-understand terminology.
Education
High School Diploma -
Aquinas High Schoo
The Bronx, NY 09.1993 - 06.1996
Medical Assistant
Ultrasound Diagnostic School
NY 01.1999 - 01.2000
Medical Interpreter Certificate
Interpreter ED
California City, CA 02.2022 - 03.2022
Skills
Patient education
Verbal and written communication
Organizational skills
Multitasking ability
Process improvements
Nursing background
Decision making
Documentation
Medical terminology
Affiliations
HITA- Houston Interpreters and Translators Association
CCHI- Certification Commission for Healthcare Intertreters
Certification
Certified Medical Interpreter, Interpreter ED- 4/2022
Timeline
Medical Interpreter Certificate
Interpreter ED
02.2022 - 03.2022
Patient Care Assistant/Patient Care Assistant/Spanish Medical Interpreter
Houston Methodist
02.2013 - Current
Patient Care Assistant/Medical Interpreter
Lincoln Hospital Center
09.2001 - 07.2012
Medical Assistant
Ultrasound Diagnostic School
01.1999 - 01.2000
High School Diploma -
Aquinas High Schoo
09.1993 - 06.1996