22 July, 2012

Job Opening

North Shore Medical Center, Lynn, MA is looking for Medical Interpreters.  These positions are Per Diem, and for rotating shifts. Meaning that one week you may work the first shift and another week the second shift and so on.

If you are interested in this position you can contact North Shore Medical Center Human Resources Department or visit www.indeed.com.  In the search window type in the title of position and the city, click search.  The position will be shown on screen, just select and follow instructions on how to apply.

Good Luck!

16 July, 2012

Medical Interpreter Job Satisfaction Survey

Medical Interpreters are employed in many different environments.  Hospitals, medical clinics, doctors offices, and even government agencies such as the Social Security Administration are among the employers.

The field of medical interpreting is very competitive and medical interpreters are moving around from employer to employer for different reasons.  Pay and benefits are the two most common reasons why medical interpreters leave one employer for another.

Help us to determine how satisfied you are with your current employer by taking our Medical Interpreter Job Satisfaction Survey.  The information you provide is confidential and will help us to improve the content of this blog.

This is the link to the survey:  http://ealcollazo.polldaddy.com/s/interpreter-job-satisfaction-survey  Thank you very much for taking time out to respond to this survey.

02 July, 2012

Medical Terminology

Here are a few more words translated into Spanish.

Addison's Disease = Enfermedad de Addison's
Electrolytes = Electrolitos
Fasting = En Ayunas
Hypothalamus = Hypotalamo
Radioactive Iodine = Yodo Radioactivo
Bone Density = Densidad Osea

I will post some more shortly.