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Interpreter Special Languages - Rohingya (Part-Time)

Children's Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · Part time

Posted Aug 19, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your two years of interpreting experience. What settings did you work in?

What they are checking: Whether they meet the experience requirement and have interpreted in situations similar to a hospital.

Tell me about a time you noticed a cultural belief was affecting a family's choices about care. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can flag cultural context to the provider without speaking for the family.

What medical vocabulary do you feel strong in, and how are you building the rest?

What they are checking: Whether they know their gaps and actively work to close them, which matters in a pediatric hospital.

What would you do

The Rohingya community in Milwaukee is close-knit. How do you protect a family's privacy when you may know them socially?

What they are checking: Whether they understand confidentiality and conflicts of interest in a small language community.

A family has lived through trauma and becomes very upset during a visit. How do you stay accurate while they are distressed?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay neutral and complete during emotional moments with refugee families.

A family asks you to help them fill out forms or call about their housing after the visit. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they keep clear role boundaries while knowing how to connect families to the right staff.

About the work

Rohingya is mostly a spoken language. How would you sight translate an After Visit Summary for a family who does not read?

What they are checking: Whether they can turn written instructions into clear spoken language and check that the family understood.

How do you handle a medical concept that does not exist in Rohingya or in the family's experience?

What they are checking: Whether they can explain unfamiliar ideas accurately without adding advice or changing the meaning.

How do you keep from adding, leaving out, or softening what the doctor says?

What they are checking: Whether they hold to interpreting ethics on accuracy even when the message is hard to hear.

Do you interpret any related languages, and how do you check whether a family understands your dialect?

What they are checking: Whether they can confirm real understanding, since dialect differences can cause hidden misunderstandings.

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The full job description

As published by Children's Wisconsin.

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ Facilitates complex communication between staff and clients or patients, which includes parents or guardians. Communication may take place in a medical or community setting; providing interpretation, sight translation, and/or translation of documents on an AVS (After Visiti Summary). Communication would be in languages other than Spanish. • Minimum of two years interpreter experience required, preferably in a medical setting. In-house contractors may qualify after full rotation has been completed, generally around 12 months. • Bilingual who speaks, reads and writes proficiently in both native and target languages ( Rohingya) with ability to break linguistic and cultural barriers between patients and medical staff. Ability to shift from one language to another in simultaneous and consecutive mode of interpreting. • Requires at minimum a High School graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED). • Prefers completion of Medical Interpreting course to include ethics, medical terminology or proven linguistic abilities in medical interpreting . Multi-semester Medical Interpreter course completion through a Technical School or higher education institution • Must pass verbal and written proficiency tests with an overall score of 80%. Tests include solid knowledge of complex medical terminology through completion of Medical Terminology class or proven linguistic abilities in medical interpreting and knowledge of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) code of ethics. • National certification must be completed within 2 years of hire either through CCHI or the National Board, and certification must be maintained. • Exhibits guiding behaviors that reflect Children’s values and support our mission and vision. • Computer and word processing expertise including MS Word, comfort with an iPad and working in our electronic health record. • Good customer service skills, strong communication skills and excellent listening skills. • Effective organizational skills with attention to detail including ability to prioritize and assess needs. • Ability to multi-task in order to manage interpretation for more than one patient/family at a time. • This is a part-time, FTE .5 (20 hours per week average). Benefits eligible role! Seek schedule flexibility to meet patient needs. Schedule options to be discussed. • May have to travel between work locations of main campus Milwaukee Hospital and Southeastern WI/Metro Milwaukee clinic locations. Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law. Certifications/Licenses: + one of the following: - N/A, CCHI-Certified Healthcare Interpreter - Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters, CMI-Certified Medical Interpreter - National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

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