Onsite Contract Interpreters

Propio Language Services
Chicago IL, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in onsite interpreting across healthcare, legal, or social services.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior experience in healthcare, legal, or social services interpreting and strong language proficiency in multiple languages
    — “Medical, legal, community, educational, or social-services interpreting experience, as applicable.”
  • Professionals who can manage travel logistics and meet varying health and immunization requirements for different assignments
    — “Ability to reliably travel to and from accepted onsite assignments.”
  • Individuals with a background in interpreter training, certifications, or adherence to professional standards like NCIHC and IMIA
    — “Relevant interpreter training, credentials, or certifications.”

Things to consider

  • No guaranteed minimum hours or assignments, requiring self-sufficiency and proactive engagement
    — “Contractors may accept or decline offered assignments and are not guaranteed a minimum number of assignments or hours.”
  • Must comply with multiple health and immunization protocols depending on client and assignment
    — “Ability to satisfy health and immunization requirements applicable to specific assignments or client locations.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with consecutive interpretation and adherence to ethical standards like HIPAA and FERPA
    — “Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with privacy, security, and data-protection requirements applicable to each assignment, including HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA...”
  • Emphasize your ability to work independently and manage your own schedule as a contract interpreter
    — “This opportunity is for independent contract services and does not create an employer-employee relationship.”
  • Showcase prior training or certifications from recognized interpreting associations like NCIHC or IMIA
    — “Propio's interpreter evaluation process incorporates recognized industry standards and guidance, including those established by: National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC)...”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · LowAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • provide accurate and professional consecutive interpretation
  • follow applicable interpreter protocols
Typical background
1+ years of professional interpreting experienceprofessional proficiency in English and All Spoken Languages

Skills & requirements

Required

Consecutive InterpretationProfessional InterpretingConfidentialityProfessional Language Proficiency

Preferred

Medical InterpretingLegal Interpreting

Stack & domain

Consecutive InterpretationTelephone InterpretationVideo InterpretationInterpreter ProtocolsProfessional StandardsClient RequirementsHIPAAFerpaGLBAConfidentialityPrivacySecurityData-protectionHealthcareEducationGovernmentLegalSocial-serviceLanguage ProficiencyTerminologySubject-matter KnowledgeProfessional Interactions

About the role

Original posting from Propio Language Services via Greenhouse

Propio Language Services is closing the language gap by connecting people anywhere and anytime through innovative technology and language solutions.

Founded in 1998, Propio Language Services provides interpreting and translation services that help facilitate communication across healthcare, education, government, legal, social-service, and other settings. Propio supports clients across more than 350 languages through a network of experienced language professionals.

We currently have opportunities for All Spoken Languages Onsite Contract Interpreters in the Chicago, IL area who are passionate about using their language skills to facilitate accurate and meaningful communication.

Contract Responsibilities

Provide accurate and professional consecutive interpretation between English and All Spoken Languages during accepted onsite assignments.

Provide remote interpretation by telephone or video when applicable to an accepted assignment.

Follow applicable interpreter protocols, professional standards, and client requirements.

Comply with applicable Propio and client requirements relating to interpreter ethics, confidentiality, privacy, security, safety, and assignment protocols.

Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with privacy, security, and data-protection requirements applicable to each assignment, including HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA, and applicable client requirements, as appropriate.

Maintain professional interactions with clients, patients, customers, visitors, healthcare professionals, and other participants.

Maintain professional language proficiency, terminology, and subject-matter knowledge necessary to perform accepted assignments accurately and professionally.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Professional proficiency in English and All Spoken Languages.

Ability to accurately provide consecutive interpretation between English and All Spoken Languages.

Successful completion of applicable language and interpreting proficiency evaluations.

Submission of a current résumé in English during the application process.

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience, where required by applicable client credentialing standards.

Basic computer and technology proficiency.

Ability to reliably travel to and from accepted onsite assignments.

Ability to satisfy health and immunization requirements applicable to specific assignments or client locations. Requirements may include TB screening, MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis B vaccination or declination, Tdap, seasonal influenza, and COVID-19 vaccination, where required by applicable law or client/site requirements. Exceptions or accommodations will be considered where required by applicable law.

Successful completion of background, security, fingerprinting, and/or drug screening may be required for certain assignments depending on client/site requirements and applicable federal, state, and local law.

Agreement to applicable confidentiality, privacy, security, and professional ethics requirements.

One or more years of professional interpreting experience.

Medical, legal, community, educational, or social-services interpreting experience, as applicable.

Relevant interpreter training, credentials, or certifications.

Professional Standards

Propio's interpreter evaluation process incorporates recognized industry standards and guidance, including those established by:

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC)

International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)

California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA)

Independent Contractor Relationship

This opportunity is for independent contract services and does not create an employer-employee relationship. Contractors may accept or decline offered assignments and are not guaranteed a minimum number of assignments or hours. Contractors may provide services to other organizations, subject to applicable confidentiality, security, and conflict-of-interest requirements.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Propio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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