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Bilingual Staff Training and Competency Assessment
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Bilingual Staff Training and Assessment
Fast Track Online Program - 20 to 30 Contact Hours CNE may be available (Please contact me for details.)[Open Enrollment]
(Group discount for organizations)
Target Audience: RNs, LPNs, ARNPs
Are you a bilingual healthcare professional who sometimes works or "doubles" as a medical interpreter?
Protect yourself, your patients, and your organization. Medical interpreter training is required by the CLAS standards. Being bilingual is not enough qualification to practice as an interpreter. This program will prepare you with the knowledge of the standards, ethics, and roles of the interpreter and so you can confidently interpret in your organization. In addition, you may choose the Mentor Track and take additional elective courses to prepare for mentoring medical interpreting students in the Culture Advantage Program.
The program is instructor-led, asynchronous independent-study online training. It is designed to be convenient and flexible to meet the needs of professionals who work full-time. We have open enrollment and you may log in at any time. We give you credit for your healthcare education and experience. You will work one-on-one with another healthcare professional who will give you individual feedback on your written and oral assignments and interpreting skills. Part of the program may qualify for continuing education. Please contact me for details.
Contact me with any questions.
Prerequisites:
- Fluency in English and second language (L2) (Contact me for specific requirements).
- A license or certificate to practice as RN or LPN.
- Pass the Culture Advantage Screening Test with at least 90% grade.
- Phone interview with the director and/or medical mentor.
Required modules:
- Fast Track Assignments in your language-pair.
- Standards of Medical Interpreting
- Ethics for Medical Interpreters
- Roles of the Medical Interpreter
- Integrated Skills: Consecutive Interpreting, Sight Translation, Managing the Communication Process, Working with Interpreters
- At least 2 electives: Cultural Competency, Understanding the Hispanic Population, Cultural Awareness, etc.
- Statement of application of concepts to professional nursing
- Medical Translation Project to validate your language skills
- Final Oral Skills Evaluation in both languages
Program is customized based on your education and healthcare experience.
Must demonstrate language proficiency with a language project in English and L2 before proceeding to the course modules.
If you need a language refresher in your L2, please ask about our Language Packs in different languages.
Language Coaching is available in other languages, including American English Pronunciation of medical terminology for foreign-language speakers.
