Archive for July, 2024

CCHI is hiring an Administrative Specialist

CCHI is looking for a qualified candidate, ideally a CCHI-certified interpreter or language access specialist, who possesses excellent written communication skills in English, for a part-time (20 hours per week, hourly rate at $20-26 depending on candidate’s qualifications), remote-work/telecommuting position as Administrative Specialist. The focus of the position is to provide administrative support to CCHI’s Executive Director. Job responsibilities include maintaining CCHI’s records, communicating with various stakeholders, assisting the Executive Director with projects, etc. (See a more detailed job description here.)

Required Qualifications

  • Excellent written communication skills in English
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and escalate issues to supervisor as needed
  • High attention to details and good organizational skills
  • Ability to prioritize tasks, monitor multiple processes, and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent computer skills in: Google applications (Drive, Gmail, office, search engine), MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Zoom, Adobe Acrobat
  • Ability to work with people from different cultures whose primary language is not English
  • Knowledge of CCHI and its programs (e.g., CCHI certification holder)
  • High School diploma or its equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

  • Work experience in the interpreting or healthcare industry
  • Experience with project management
  • Customer service experience
  • Proficiency in a language other than English
  • Bachelor’s degree in customer relations, administration, business, PR, interpreting/translation, or data management

CCHI is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays.

Send your full resume and cover letter by August 19, 2024 to solutions@cchicertification.org.  We’ll get back to selected applicants to schedule an interview. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Interviews will be held via Zoom.

Spring 2024 ETOE Scholarship Award Winners

July 15, 2024

Washington, DC

Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)

We are delighted to announce the five recipients of the inagugural (Spring 2024) cycle of the ETOE™ Scholarship! This scholarship supports interpreters who wish to take their CoreCHI certification to the next level with the performance-based CoreCHI-P credential. This scholarship cycle is sponsored by the Commissioners of CCHI.

The Spring 2024 recipients of the ETOE™ Scholarship are:

1. Amudu Bahati Jean Pierre Salongo (Kinyarwanda, NY)
2. Chudan Li (Cantonese, CA)
3. Jacob Hogan (ASL, OR)
4. Jay Prasad (Nepali, TX)
5. Valentina Torres (Mixteco, CA)

CCHI celebrates these awardees’ accomplishments as well as their commitment to professional success. They have much to be proud of, and we wish them the best of luck on their testing and certification journey.

CCHI Commissioners and Staff

CCHI Opens Nominations for 4 Commissioner Positions

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for four Commission positions for a three-year term beginning in October 2024:

  • Commissioner – 4 vacancies

Nominees for Commissioner must represent a stakeholder group of healthcare interpreters, healthcare providers who work with interpreters, healthcare interpreting industry, or field of language access to health care. Before nominating, please review the expectations of the CCHI Commissioner and the criteria for selecting Commissioners. Also, please read the CCHI Policies for Commissioners at http://cchicertification.org/uploads/CCHI_Policies_for_Commissioners.pdf.

You may nominate yourself or someone else. If you nominate someone, prior to submission of the nomination, that individual must agree to the nomination and to serve for a term of three (3) years.

Nominations must be submitted on the Nomination Form (click to download as a PDF file OR as a MS Word file) as an attachment via email with the subject “CCHI Commissioner nomination” by 8:00 p.m. EDT on August 5, 2024 to: solutions@cchicertification.org

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