About Children's Minnesota Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org . Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. Department Overview We believe our well coordinated clinical care contributes to our outcomes that are among the best in the country. Work as part of team that includes Cancer and Blood Disorder physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nursing, social work, physical therapy, nutrition, child life, clinic assistants and researchers. The department at Children's of Minnesota provides care for children of all ages with all types of malignancies including brain tumors, solid tumors, and leukemia; and blood disorders such as sickle cell disease, bleeding disorders, and anemia. As the largest provider of services for children with cancer and bleeding disorders in the region, the Cancer and Blood Disorders program focuses on providing well-coordinated knowledge-driven clinical care. We participate in national and international research and are leaders in research on supportive care and quality of life for children with cancer and bleeding disorders. Position Summary * Primary responsibilities include interpreting, translation, cultural mediation, patient education, communication advocacy, offsite liaison, and other care coordination services for limited-English proficient patients (LEP) of the Hematology and Oncology program. * Secondary responsibilities include assisting Interpreter Services with emergent interpreting needs elsewhere in the hospital, as well as translations, when needed and available. * Reports to Hematology and Oncology manager, with regular supplementary performance evaluation input from Interpreter Services supervisor. * Participates as adjunct staff member in meetings and functions of interpreter services department. Documents interpreting and translation activities in Cerner in a manner done by Children's staff interpreters. * Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferred. * Effective interpersonal communicator. * Has deep understanding of the impact culture, limited English proficiency, limited health literacy and poor communication have on the quality and safety of health care. * Advocacy skills for LEP patients to obtain adequate communication help in clinical encounters. * Ability to function with competence and sensitivity in cross-cultural situations. * Cultural mediation skills: ability to connect divergent culturally-conditioned behaviors, expectations and values held by individuals, when relevant to patient care. * Quick learner with strong problem solving skills. * Positive attitude and ability to work well in a team. * Experience with, and affinity for, working with children and families. * Demonstrated interpreting and translating experience in health-related contexts. * Demonstrated verbal proficiency in English and the target language; ability to grasp readily and completely what others say in either language; ability to speak and be readily understood in either language. * Ability to facilitate understanding in communication between others who spe k different languages. * Demonstrated written competence in both English and the target language. * Ability to find means of expression that will enable understanding when there are no equivalent words or phrases between the two languages. * Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology, as well as medical diagnostic procedures and treatments. * Operational knowledge of and adherence to the medical interpreter standards of practice and code of ethics when functioning as interpreter. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment. Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.