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Cole or MD
Who pays for your interpretting service?
I've noticed a new employee here in the hospital that is deaf. She is part of the supply management department. She goes around stocking and doing invetory on our supply rooms. Its a mostly solitary job but she does have an interpreter with her at all times. I was just curious as to who pays for the interpreter. I doubt she makes very much money, so it would be a wash out for her to pay. Does the hospital pay or is there a goverment program?
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Re: Cole or MD
I figured it fell under the American with Disability Act.
I just find the whole process interesting. So when she interviewed did she hire an interpreter or did they supply one for her. Or is it case by case basis?
my best guess would be that they would have hired one for her. they likely have an agency that they use. every time a deaf patient comes in to the hospital they have to bring in an interpreter, so your hospital's administration probably has an agency on speed dial that supplies interpreters to the area. it's just like a temp agency. they have interpreters who work with them and they send them out on short term or long term assignments.
the deaf worker can suggest what type of interpreter she wants, depending on how she signs (some people sign english and some people do true ASL). depending on where she learned or when she became deaf, she could have a preference. but they're going to want to use the agency they have a relationship with for the best rate.
it seems backward to have the expense, but it's the fairest thing for equal access in my opinion.
Cool thanks!
Yeah usually when we have a deaf pt I see the same one or two interpreters. The one is very nice but every time I talk to her she lips what Im saying. Its sooo distracting lol. I see her lips moving and I think she is going to say something to me so I stop and then I just realize that she is lipping what I am saying.
they probably don't have that many medical interpreters. you really need an additional certification or additional education for all those medical terms you need to know.
that's veeeeeeeeeeery strange about the "lipping". i don't think that's standard but more that she's just weird LOL. i can't imagine what the purpose would be except that maybe that helps her try to remember the info. i mean obviously if the deaf person lip reads they could read your lips. unless she thinks she enunciates better for the deaf person. that is curious, though. hmmmm. i'll have to ask someone what that is about.
they also now have VRI in hospitals, which is basically where they have remote interpreters that show up on a screen and can interpret for the deaf patient that way. it requires some set up such as the monitors and the video, but is cheaper than a live interpreter.
Its not really lipping as her lips slightly move with each word I say. So I think its for her own personal benefit and not the patients. I just zone in on it and get compeltely distracted, maybe I have a touch of ADD. LOL
Also the last time I saw her the pt wasnt had his back to her and she had to get his attention to sign to him. I felt bad for her b/c I got the impression that the pt wasnt a nice person to be around.
The last hospital I worked for had the VRI but I never had to use it. For foreign languages we have a 3 way language line phone. Thats pretty cool.
Yep MD answered it for you haha
Depending on the interpreter (some are certified and some aren't) they make more money if they are.
But if its just for a easy job they may send a non certified out.
Deaf folks can request someone but its up to the company who they actually send out but its amazing how many companies dont think they have to require an interpreter and when the deaf person tells them its the law they want to fight them about it. Some deaf folks carry a business card with the law on the back and just give it to people.
We can't do VRI because that's a seperate entity that the government doesn't pay for. Like anytime an interpreter realizes that the hearing person is in the same room as the deaf person we have to hang up...but thats because we're coded as VRS but we do have a contract with the post office that is more like VRI but currently that's on freeze per the government because the company NECA is no longer and they're hiring a new company.
Um whats the difference between VRI and VRS?
Cole how did you get into this field?
MD I think I remember you telling me but now I've forgotten.