Bilingual Employee definition

Bilingual Employee means an employee who is a proficient speaker of two languages and who may provide direct services in both languages but who has received no formal interpretation training nor certification.

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Bilingual Employee means a City employee who is proficient in the English language and a non-English language that is spoken by three percent (3%) or more Limited English Speaking Persons who reside in the City

Bilingual Employee means a City employee who is fluent in both English and a second language and who is able to conduct the department’s business in both languages. A bilingual employee shall include a City employee who (i) is in a classification that provides information or direct services to the public requiring language proficiency in English and a second language; or (ii) is either a certified interpreter or translator by the Department of Human Resources or accredited training or academic institution; or (iii) receives premium pay and regularly uses the second language in their city employment; or (iv) is self-designated as competent in a second language for purposes of sporadic translation services.

Examples of Bilingual Employee in a sentence

• In order to retain their Qualified Bilingual Employee status and stipend, an employee must comply with the following post MIT requirements: • Attend a minimum of one (1) workshop annually from the Interpreter & Language Services (ILS) Workshop Series posted in Learning Central.

• Bilingual Employee (where required) Applicable rate plus $.37 per hour.

• Bilingual Employee (where required) Applicable rate plus per hour.

• The goal of the Bilingual Employee Program is to utilize bilingual staff within their scope of practice, to provide quality care for Limited English Proficient (LEP) members, and ensure that KP meets Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Services (CLAS), and other regulatory standards.

• Employees grandfathered under the Qualified Bilingual Employee designation shall be paid a differential of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per week if the following requirements are met: • Take and pass the Medical Interpreter Training (MIT) program.

• If an off duty, paid, Certified Bilingual Employee, not on an approved leave, declines to be called in for duty three (3) or more times in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, not including approved leave periods, then that employee may be removed from eligibility as a Certified Bilingual Employee for a period of time not to exceed twelve (12) months.

• Employees grandfathered under the Qualified Bilingual Employee designation shall be paid the differential of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per week if the following requirements are met: • Take and pass the Medical Interpreter Training (MIT) program.

• The goal of the Bilingual Employee Program is to utilize bilingual staff within their scope of practice, to provide quality care for Limited English Proficient (LEP) members and ensure that KP meets Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Services (CLAS), and other regulatory standards.

• If a Certified Bilingual Employee declines a request to assist, then that employee may be removed from eligibility as a Certified Bilingual Employee and shall not be paid or allowed to be on any Department list as such.

• If the Department determines that an off duty Certified Bilingual Employee is needed for duty, Certified Bilingual Employees shall be offered the assignment in the order of their seniority.

More Definitions of Bilingual Employee

Bilingual Employee means a City employee who is proficient in the English language and a language other than English.

Bilingual Employee means a DHS employee who is fluent in English and at least one other language and can provide services directly to a Limited English Proficient (“LEP”) or Non-English Proficient (“NEP”) customer in a language that the bilingual employee and the LEP/NEP customer share.

Bilingual Employee means a City employee who is proficient in the English language and a language other than English that is spoken by not less than 10,000 Limited English Speaking Persons who are Oakland residents.