Medical Interpreter- Cantonese

Summary

• The Medical Interpreter- Cantonese is responsible for providing interpretation and translation services for several products of the eClinicalWorks suite. This a part-time contract opportunity with eClinicalWorks.

Responsibilities

• Written translation from English to Cantonese or Cantonese to English for clinical documents like a test results letter, a visit summary, procedure prep instructions such as a colonoscopy, a transcript of a doctor-patient visit conducted in Mandarin and a transcript between a patient and a call-center agent for requests such as appointment scheduling or medication refills.
• Verbal interpretation for a conversation between a doctor and patient or for a patient and call-center agent.
• The medical interpreter will also be required to provide cultural information to the product team to facilitate the creation and adherence to needs of the language and meet regulatory requirements.
• Advise product teams on updating system translation capabilities to ensure accurate information transmission, cultural references, and other important nuances of Cantonese is being translated.
• Help product teams update, grow, and change dictionary of the current product's Cantonese language to include new words, terms, phrases, and other information.
• Reviews the work of others to ensure accurate translation to Cantonese
• Researches and understands terminology used in medical practices and medicine which may include but not be limited to legal, technological, scientific, and/or medical terminology.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of medical translation experience
• Bilingual in English and Cantonese (if you are also fluent in Mandarin, this is a plus)
• Have a Medical Interpretation Certificate
• High School Diploma
• Must have a quiet space to work from home with a good internet connection