BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Andar360 v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:execdir@wbfmc.net DTSTAMP:20260602T200210Z DTSTART:20210918T040000Z SUMMARY:Spanish-English Interpreter Western Berks Free Medical Clinic DESCRIPTION:Opportunity: Spanish-English Interpreter Western Berks Free Med ical Clinic\nAgency: Berks County Free Medical Clinic\n\nVolunteers to supp ort our mission to provide health care to uninsured adults through in-perso n interpreting between clinic volunteers and Spanish-speaking patients.  In terested individuals are asked to volunteer at least one evening every othe r month (or more often if they wish).\n\nOpportunity Type: Individual\nLeng th of Type: \nMinimum age required: 18\nMaximum age required: 100\nRequired : \n\nAbility to provide spoken English-Spanish interpretation between cli nic volunteers and patients.  Familiarity with general medical terms (i.e., body parts, health problems, etc.) with sufficient self-confidence to ask the physician or nurse to simplify a complex explanation or provide alterna te wording in order to accurately interpret into Spanish. Self-confidence a lso needed to ask patients to explain differently any unfamiliar issues in order to accurately interpret their needs for the healthcare provider.  \nS upplied: \n\nIntroduction to Clinic site and processes; mentor for orienta tion/onboarding to role; explanation of HIPAA and other legal requirements for maintaining patient confidentiality X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Opportunity: Spanish-English Interpreter Weste rn Berks Free Medical Clinic
Agency: Berks County Free Medical Cli nic


Volunteers to support our mission to provide h ealth care to uninsured adults through in-person interpreting between clini c volunteers and Spanish-speaking patients.  Interested individuals ar e asked to volunteer at least one evening every other month (or more often if they wish).


Opportunity Type: Individual
Leng th of Type:
Minimum age required: 18
Maximum age required: 100
Re quired:

Ability to provide spoken English-Spanish interpret ation between clinic volunteers and patients.  Familiarity with genera l medical terms (i.e., body parts, health problems, etc.) with sufficient s elf-confidence to ask the physician or nurse to simplify a complex explanat ion or provide alternate wording in order to accurately interpret into Span ish. Self-confidence also needed to ask patients to explain differently any unfamiliar issues in order to accurately interpret their needs for the hea lthcare provider. 


Supplied:

Int roduction to Clinic site and processes; mentor for orientation/onboarding t o role; explanation of HIPAA and other legal requirements for maintaining p atient confidentiality

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