Job Description** **Harborview Medical Center's Interpreter Services Department** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Medical Interpreter, Tigrinya.** **WORK SCHEDULE** + 40 hours per week + Day shift **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** + Enable patient(s) to access medical care + Be a part of a team dedicated to improving language access **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Provide oral, sight and written interpretation for target language(s) + Transmit information accurately between patient and provider or staff + Encourage direct communication between patient and provider or staff + Manage complexity of cross-cultural encounter + Provide sight translation in the presence of a provider and/or other medical staff + Assist patients to complete medical, financial, or other forms **REQUIREMENTS** + High school graduation or equivalent AND two years interpretation experience in a clinic or hospital setting + **AND medical interpreter certification or qualification either from Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, or the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters.** + Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.