Tania Lara

Certified bilingual English & Spanish Medical Healthcare Interpreter/ Medical Assistant with over 8 years of experience. Extensive knowledge of medical terminology, clinical practice, and the healthcare system. Skilled in Internet Resources, Microsoft Word, and Telehealth. Passionate about providing meaningful support and services to all clients. Strong media and communication professional with an AS degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Medical Interpreter

(2021-11)

Hands-on experience in the interpretation, translation, and communication of medical information in a clinical setting Extensive knowledge of medical terminology, clinical practices, healthcare system, community resources, and service providers

• Ability to adhere to interpreter ethical standards and maintain data confidentiality
• Assists healthcare providers in understanding the patients' culture, especially regarding health service interactions. This includes nonverbal communication, health practices, and social relationships.
• Serve as a resource to both patients and providers to contribute to successful outcomes
• Explain linguistic and cultural resources to both patients and providers.
• Provide face-to-face, telephonic, or video interpretation for encounters.
• Provides clear, accurate, impartial, and timely language interpretation between English and other languages to facilitate medically necessary communication between patient, family, and health care provider.
• Establishes priority when dealing with simultaneous requests for service to meet patient care needs.

Patient Clinic Coordinator - Peninsula Spine & Sports Rehabilitation

(2020-01 - 2021-10)

• Greet patients and start the registration process. Maintains professional communication with various PAS staff, medical center staff, physicians, guests, and patients.
• Entering new patients and scheduling appointments using Eclipse.
• Collect Payments and enter daily payments in Excel
• Assist Chiropractor with ultrasound therapy
• Verifying Insurance online and applying co-pays.
• Responsible for responding to all requests from patients, attorneys, nurse case managers and insurance companies
• Create and email or fax reports and notes and work status to adjusters, insurance companies, and lawyers
• Responsible for obtaining services such as transportation and interpreters for diverse languages
• Outstanding interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to empathize with patients while understanding our mission that patients always come first
• Emphasis on compassion and patience when communicating with clients.
• Possess a can-do attitude where no task is too large or too small.
• Excellent time management and follow-up skills.
• Think outside the box when troubleshooting issues.
• Problem-solving, enjoys taking initiative.
• A highly motivated and organized individual who can ensure deadlines are met.
• Exhibit strong listening skills and the ability to stay focused on the Customer Experience.

Medical and Legal Spanish Interpreter

(2019-06 - 2021)

• Handled and performed in-person, telephonic, and electronic language interpretation as needed.
• Translated documents written in Spanish to other languages and performed reverse translations.
• Used word processing software and prepared translations in the correct format.
• Prepare and maintain interpretation translation records and logs.
• Provided accurate oral and written translations and maintained the confidentiality of sensitive data.
• Followed the Interpreter's Code of Ethics and complied with all applicable work-related laws.
• Performed consecutive oral interpretation and maintained conversational flow between Spanish and non-Spanish-speaking individuals.
• Prepared and provided accurate language-specific notes and written translations as assigned.
• Interpreted and typed all written information in the correct format and on time.
• Prepared timely interpretation logs and completed required forms.
• Developed and maintained positive relationships with coworkers and clients.
• Oversaw and assist with electronic file maintenance and retrieval activities.

Spanish Interpreter (On-Call) - San Francisco Pathways to Citizenships

(2018-06 - 2022-03)

• Interpreted and provided simultaneous Spanish language translation for Latino families undergoing the naturalization process
• Assisted multilingual workshop participants in completing forms, and collaborated with other interpreters
• Collaborated with lawyers to ensure participants have a thorough understanding of immigration laws, referred participants to consult with attorneys

CMI - NBCMI (2026-06)

Medical Interpreter - Health/Health Care - InterpreterED.com (2022-01 - 2022-03)

Associate of Arts/Sciences Degree - Science Social & Behavioral Sciences - City College of San Francisco (2017 - 2020)