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Take on a key role at the heart of our operations by managing daily scheduling activities using a multi‑line phone system and a computerized database. In this position, you will respond to Swedish Medical Center requests for interpreters, screen incoming requests for service eligibility, review daily unassigned requests, and assign them to the appropriate service providers. You’ll also help identify service gaps and offer customers clear guidance on the structure and service levels of Linguistic Services, including how to request or cancel interpreter services.
You will play an important part in strengthening our systems by providing feedback on software parameters, periodically evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of assignment processes, procedures, and guidelines, and recommending improvements to both computerized and manual systems to enhance overall performance.
Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Linguistic Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications:Â
- 2 years of experience as a scheduler/dispatcher or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated experience working with diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds showing sensitivity to cultural differences and concerns
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree in Social services, business, or related field
- Experience in a social service or medical environment; preferably related to providing interpreter services to the public or working with limited English speaking population
- Experience with contracts
Why Join Providence Swedish?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
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