Interpreter Supervisor

Interpreter Services

Full Time

AM/PM Shift

AM/PM

Sign-On Bonus:
5,000.00

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet
with Distinction
status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state's first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer's care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary
Provides direct supervision of staff and assists the manager with daily operations of the department. Schedules employees and delegates workload. Provides scheduling oversight, assigns interpreters to requests based on organizational needs and proactively monitors ServiceHub for incoming requests, scheduled appointments and cancelations. Manages employee hours to ensure that adequate staffing levels are always planned. Provides support and guidance to staff interpreters in the assignment and reassignment of requests, scheduling concerns or requests and presents a positive image and attitude. This candidate will help in implementing policies and procedures and will make suggestions for process improvement for the department. Collaborates with requesting departments and patients to find solutions to scheduling conflicts. Works closely with the Interpreter Services Manager in assuring interpreter requests are managed in a timely manner. Participates in interviews and makes recommendations for hires. Evaluates and counsels employees on work performance and attendance, and provides recommendations regarding promotions and terminations to department management. Responsible for managing departmental activities in the manager's absence. Possesses the ability to appropriately prioritize and perform multiple tasks at one time, as well as modifying plans and approaches based on changing situations, needs and follows through to achieve final resolution. Deploys interpreter services to LEP patients.

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education:
Associate's Degree

Minimum Years of Experience:
Two Years Experience in Scheduling or Providing Interpreter Services to LEP Patients

Substitutable Education & Experience:
An Associate's Degree and 2 years experience can be substituted for a High School Diploma and 4 years experience as a hospital-based medical interpreter

Required Certifications/Licensure:
Certified Medical Interpreter or obtainment of certification within 6 months of hire

Required Training:
Proficient Computer Skills (specifically Microsoft Outlook);

ServiceHub Scheduling or similar scheduling software;

Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Spanish

Essential Functions

• Assists Interpreter Services Manager with leading and directing the department's daily operations and supporting short and longterm goals including, but not limited to:
• Onboaring and orientation of new hires
• Collaboration with manager on annual perfomance reviews including, but not limited to, attendance and tardiness, communication/collaboration, and judgement/decision making.
• Collaborating in interviews and decisions about hiring.
• Verbal and written counseling of staff interpreters as necessary when performance criteria and interpreting standards are not met.
• Supervises daily deployment and assignment of staff interpreters. Reviews daily assignments of each interpreter to assure a reasonable workload and logistics.
• Monitors ServiceHub's Office Portal for incoming requests, scheduled requests and cancelations.
• Assigns and schedules requests utilizing ServiceHub's Office portal and Outlook.
• Creates weekly department schedules following the schedule pattern and coordinates the appropriate assignment and deployment of staff interpreters.
• Appropriately handles PTO requests and communicates with staff interpreters to create alternative schedules to cover requested time off.
• Resolves scheduling conflicts to coordinate appropriate coverage.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Communicates with Interpreter Services Manager about scheduling issues.
• Communicates verbally and in writing with all LMC departments and Physician Practices about requests, delays and/or changes.
• Responsible for having a complete understanding and working knowledge of LMC's Interpreter Services policy.
• Keeps Interpreter Services Manager informed of any issues in the Interpreter Services department including but not limited to staff issues and system issues reporting any concern to the Interpreter Services Manager.
• Performs all other appropriate activities as directed by Interpreter Services Manager as necessary to meet patient and provider needs and to maintain compliance with federal regulations and hospital policy.
• Provides interpretation services effectively, with accuracy of meaning through the use of medical, business, and general terminology. The communication triad may include, but is not limited to, interpretation for patients, family members, visitors, and any person providing care or treatment on behalf of LMC and its affiliates.
• Follows the guidelines of the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare (NCIHC).
• Provides sight-translation when needed and appropriate of pertinent materials for patients and families, such as written information regarding relevant services, pre-operative, post-operative, discharge instructions, patient and family education, and follow-up care materials.
• Serves as a cultural mediator, as necessary and when appropriate, to enhance communication between staff and patients or family members.
• Monitors language and interpreting skills, takes initiative to maintain and improve as necessary and stays abreast of linguistic meanings and regional variances of both languages.
• Participates in Continuing Education opportunities to maintain certification.
• Monitors, accepts and responds to requests through ServiceHub
• Performs duties of timekeeper and complies with timekeeping policies and procedures.
• Reviews invoices from local interpreting vendors to assure accuracy and maintains spreadsheet of invoices.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.

Nearest Major Market:
Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market:
South Carolina