Yanet Valdes
Sunrise,Fl
Summary
Knowledgeable Spanish Interpreter and Medical Interpreter with solid background in Spanish interpretation. Adept at facilitating clear and accurate communication between Spanish and English speakers in various settings. Demonstrated ability to manage complex linguistic nuances and maintain confidentiality.
Skilled language professional with significant experience in interpreting and translating Spanish. Adept at facilitating clear and effective communication, ensuring accurate and culturally sensitive translations. Strong focus on teamwork and achieving results, highly adaptable to changing needs. Proven expertise in language interpretation, cultural mediation, and maintaining confidentiality.
Experienced with medical terminology and Spanish-English translation, ensuring accurate and clear communication in healthcare settings. Utilizes cultural competence and active listening to support patient care and provider interactions. Knowledge of ethical standards and confidentiality practices in medical interpretation.
Professional communicator with strong bilingual skills, adept at facilitating clear and effective dialogue in medical settings. Skilled in medical terminology, cultural sensitivity, and confidentiality, ensuring accurate and empathetic communication between healthcare providers and patients. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability, consistently delivering results in fast-paced and dynamic environments. Known for reliability, flexibility, and commitment to fostering understanding and trust.
Diligent Spanish Medical Interpreter with strong background in Spanish medical interpreting and proven ability to facilitate clear communication between healthcare professionals and patients. Successfully managed complex medical terminologies and provided accurate translations to enhance patient care. Demonstrated proficiency in medical terminology and cultural competence.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Interpreter
Family and Friends
11.2016 - Current
- Facilitated clear communication between parties in high-pressure environments.
- Translated documents and materials accurately, ensuring cultural context and nuances were preserved.
- Assisted in preparing and delivering presentations to diverse audiences effectively.
- Collaborated with team members to improve interpreting processes and workflows.
- Facilitated effective communication between healthcare providers and patients in diverse clinical settings.
- Interpreted medical terminology accurately to ensure understanding of diagnoses and treatment plans.
- Assisted in resolving patient concerns through clear, empathetic communication strategies.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care continuity and satisfaction.
- Managed appointment scheduling and documentation to streamline interpretation services delivery.
- Adapted quickly to varying medical environments, demonstrating flexibility in language use and cultural nuances.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA regulations during all patient interactions.
- Provided feedback on interpretation processes to improve service quality and efficiency within the team.
- Maintained strict confidentiality, adhering to HIPAA guidelines while handling sensitive medical information during the interpretation process.
- Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
- Supported healthcare professionals in delivering accurate diagnoses by effectively interpreting detailed medical histories from non-English speaking patients.
- Ensured clear communication by providing precise interpretation of doctor''s instructions, diagnoses, and prescriptions to non-English speaking patients.
- Enhanced patient understanding by accurately translating medical terminology and complex concepts between medical professionals and patients.
- Verified understood medical information for patients by simplifying any jargon.
- Provided cultural competency training for healthcare providers to foster improved communication and understanding with diverse patient populations.
- Adapted quickly to various settings within the hospital environment – from emergency rooms to outpatient clinics – providing consistent high-quality language support regardless of location.
- Demonstrated professionalism and empathy when working with vulnerable populations, including individuals experiencing trauma or facing serious health concerns.
- Collaborated with the clinical team to ensure seamless patient care, streamlining communication processes, and reducing misunderstandings.
- Promoted a positive patient experience by maintaining cultural sensitivity and upholding a high standard of professionalism while delivering interpretation services.
- Assisted in coordinating interpreter services for various hospital departments, ensuring timely access to language assistance for all patients.
- Served as a liaison between hospital administration and non-English speaking patients, resolving any potential communication barriers that could impact care delivery.
- Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
- Improved patient satisfaction with medical care by facilitating effective communication between healthcare providers and diverse populations.
- Educated healthcare providers about the importance of interpreter services and how to effectively utilize them during patient interactions.
- Translated documents about treatment directions and helped non-English speaking patients fill out medical forms.
- Participated in ongoing professional development to stay current on medical industry trends, advances in medical terminology, and best practices for interpreters.
- Aided culturally-sensitive treatment plans by offering insight into linguistic nuances that may impact patient comprehension or adherence.
- Converted written materials from one language to another such as books, publications or web pages.
- Increased efficiency within the hospital setting by managing multiple tasks simultaneously, such as scheduling appointments and assisting with documentation translation when needed.
- Contributed to a supportive healthcare environment by fostering open dialogue and trust between providers and patients through skilled interpretation services.
- Collaborated with professional colleagues in development and implementation of family language service initiatives.
- Streamlined patient and provider interaction by providing channel of effective communication.
- Equipped healthcare providers with cultural information to promote appropriate provision of health services.
- Translated procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
- Interpreted services to families during process of scheduling initial visit and coordination of ongoing treatment.
- Strengthened relationships between staff members across different departments due to exceptional teamwork skills demonstrated while serving as an interpreter.
- Created new text in target language to reproduce content and style of original text.
- Explained hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
- 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.
- Interpreted spoken and written languages other than English and vice versa.
- Interpreted conversations between foreign language-speaking clients and others.
- Completed precise translations of official documents with correct words and phrasing to meet legal standards.
- Stayed current on new expressions and cultural changes impacting language translation.
- Facilitated communication between law enforcement personnel and individuals involved in crimes such as witnesses, persons of interest, and suspects.
- Developed and maintained glossary of technical terms.
- Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
- Assisted foreign language-speaking clients with inquiries.
- Collaborated with team to translate series of documents from English to other languages.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
Education
GED -
Atlantic Technical College
Pompano Beach, FLSkills
- Medical terminology
- Strong memory retention
- Sight translation
- Language fluency
- Call management
- Cultural insight
- Physician communication
- Continuing education
- Medical ethics
- Cultural history
- Bilingual communication
- Translation preparation
- Procedural information translation
- Accurate translation
- Confidential information protection
- [Language] fluency
- Microsoft office
- Interpersonal communication
- Client service
- Relationship building
Accomplishments
- Achieved been a certified medical interpreter by completing the certified medical interpreter program with accuracy and efficiency.
Certification
- Certified Medical Interpreter
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Helping People
- Volunteering for community initiatives to give back to local communities and make a positive impact
- Reading
- Fundraising Events
- Volunteering
- Mindfulness Practices
Timeline
Medical Interpreter
Family and Friends
11.2016 - Current
GED -
Atlantic Technical College
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