Serves medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
Translates procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
Follows ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
Explains hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
Participates in the selection and training of interns from City College of San Francisco and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Spanish Medical Interpreter
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
01.2007 - 04.2014
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.
Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
Explained hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
Medical Interpreter
Stanford Healthcare
06.2003 - 09.2006
Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
Explained hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
Translated procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
Administrative Assistant
Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc
08.1998 - 05.2001
Translated geology reports, official correspondence from English into Spanish.
Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
Provided administrative support in English and Spanish to the Reservoir Team Manager and his team.
Education
Master of Arts - Conference Interpretation (Spanish-English-French)
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Monterey, CA
05.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Education With A Concentration in Modern Languages
Universidad Del Zulia
Maracaibo, Venezuela
07.1997
Skills
Training and Mentoring Medical Interpreters
Cultural Understanding
Advanced Language Knowledge
Medical Interpreting
Translation of Documents
Conference Interpreting
Certification
Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters: CHI Spanish
Timeline
Medical Interpreter/Translator
Stanford Health Care
06.2014 - Current
Spanish Medical Interpreter
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
01.2007 - 04.2014
Medical Interpreter
Stanford Healthcare
06.2003 - 09.2006
Administrative Assistant
Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc
08.1998 - 05.2001
Master of Arts - Conference Interpretation (Spanish-English-French)
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Education With A Concentration in Modern Languages
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