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1 Lexington Regional Health Center Title: Medical Interpreter Effective Date: October 24, 2021 Supervisor: Director of Social Services Department: Social Services FLSA Status: Non-exempt Principle duties and responsibilities 1. Provides language services to patients with limited English proficiency. Facilitates effective communication between the healthcare provider and patient with limited English proficiency. 2. Edits and proofreads discharge information to accurately reflect the language. 3. Relays concepts and ideas between languages. 4. Conveys written material from one language into another, such as fliers, publications, web pages, etc. 5. Creates new text into the target language that reproduces the content and style of the organization. 6. Receives and submits material electronically (e.g.: emails translated documents, faxes translated documents, etc). 7. Uses dictionaries, glossaries, etc. for reference. 8. Interprets/translates language at meetings as necessary. 9. Reads aloud a document in a language other than that which it was written. 10. Translates patient material and informational brochures issued by the hospital into other languages.