Why Salud Para La Gente
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedProvides quality medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health care to Medi-Cal and underinsured patients.
- Medical: our health centers are staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals who work collaboratively to provide quality, patient- centerd cared to improve individual health and the health of the community. Our medical staff includes physicians, advanced-practice clinicians…$26.5M spent in FY2024
- Obgyn: splg provides comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care, including sexual and reproductive health care, to women across the lifspan, through its team of obstetricians/ gynecologists, advance-practice clinicians, nurses and health coaches. In addition to the amangement of pregnancy in the…$8.2M spent in FY2024
- Dental: splg provides preventive and restorative oral health care to the whole family. Using the latest equipment and technology our team of dentis, registered dental assistants and dental assistants screen for oral health disease and provide preventive care such as…$7.1M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenDescription Salud Para La Gente (SALUD) provides high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare to underserved low-income communities in the Monterey Bay area, including Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County. We began in Watsonville 1978 as a storefront “free clinic,” and with the ever growing need for health services, in 1992 we became a federally qualified community health center (FQHC). Today we are a primary health care network with 11 clinic sites, over 400 employees and continue to provide high quality services to patients of all ages.
We are seeking an individual that will provide Mixteco-English-Spanish interpretation, as well as coordinate and standardize processes to improve and enhance the quality of interpretation (and translation) services for patients who have limited English proficiency (LEP). The Language Access Coordinator/Mixteco Interpreter must possess a commitment to provide exceptional customer service, patient privacy and safety, cultural humility, and a desire to be part of a team. This position is housed under the Patient Services department, supervised by the Director of Patient Services. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide Mixteco-English-Spanish interpretation for all services and locations of Salud.
Coordinate and standardize process of connecting limited English proficiency (LEP) patients with appropriate language support services – in-person interpretation, tele-interpretation, and other relevant modalities of interpretation. Demonstrate cultural proficiency with the values and behavior that enables the person or institution to engage effectively with people and groups who are different from them. Build and maintain interpreting schedules. Arrange for in-advance and on-demand interpretation requests. Organize and maintain Salud’s language access resources and workflows. Act as main point of contact for language support services at Salud.
Provide trainings and education to staff as needed. Act as liaison between language support vendors and Salud. Coordinate contract logistics and payment with external interpretation and translation vendors. Track and monitor LEP patient experience by means of surveys, data reporting, observation, and other relevant means. Implement improvements based on findings. Participate in local trainings and collaborative meetings that collectively work to improve access to community services for LEP community members. Lead the implementation and adoption of technological solutions for interpretation and translation services for Salud patients.
Collect staff feedback and explore opportunities for improved language support workflows and resources; implement improvements based on findings. Route patient needs and requests as appropriate. Consistently adhere to and/or exceed SPLG’s communication guidelines and expectations with internal and external customers including co-workers, patients, and external partners. Collaborate with Salud’s Community Health Services and…
About Salud Para La Gente
From its Form 990- Budget $74.4M
- Staff 558 · founded 1980
- Pays its leaders $8K–$659K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 14 · Jobs at Salud Para La Gente · Full 990 report