Kaweah Health

Translator

• Facilitates communication between patients, families, and providers
• Provides language interpretation from one language to another
• Documents required information accurately and in a timely manner
• Supports the Interpreter Services program at Kaweah Health
• Responds quickly to emergency situations
• Greets the public and provides information as requested
• Coordinates customer service initiatives to ensure satisfaction

Interpreter

Medical Billing and Coding

• Codes and abstracts diagnoses and patient information from outpatient ancillary encounters and enters data into the hospital information system
• Verifies abstracted hospital information fields for accuracy and completeness
• Monitors daily data printout to assure completion of all outpatient records requiring coding and abstracting
• Communicates with physicians or physician office staff when documentation is unclear or insufficient to complete the coding process
• Maintains coding proficiency through self-directed continuing education

Interpreter

HIM Coding Specialist I