Hospital/Medical Interpreter

Responsibilities:

Interpret for Spanish speaking patients, their families and hospital staff. Translate documents from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Clerical duties including interpreting for conference calls, maintaining the daily list, and securing interpreters for medical appointments for other languages.

Education:

IFES, Guatemala

Certifications:

• Certified Healthcare Interpreter

Professional Memberships:

• CCHI
• Associate Member of the Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association
• Member of NATI Nebraska Association for Translators and Interpreters

Special Interests and Activities:

Pager: 1025
Phone: 316-356-1967
Office address: C-501 GH
Email: syra-hurtarte@uiowa.edu
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