Kathleen McKenna

About Kathleen McKenna

TransPerfect currently has openings for freelance medical interpreters for the New York City, Westchester, and Washington, DC areas. While we are actively recruiting for all languages, the following are our high-volume languages (in alphabetical order):Albanian, Greek, Japanese,RussianASL, Gujarati, Korean, ShanghaineseArabic, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, SpanishBengali, Hebrew, Polish, UrduCantonese, Hindi, Portuguese, VietnameseFrench, Italian, Punjabi, YiddishDon’t worry! If your language pair is not on this list, we still have appointments that need to be filled, so please apply.There are opportunities for both community and medical interpreting, and appointments can range from 2 hours in length to a multiple day assignments! The assignments cover doctor’s appointments, treatment sessions, mental health assessments, ER visits, and end-of-life requests. Additionally, we have opportunities within classrooms and schools for IEP meetings, parent-teacher conferences, Eligibility meetings and more! Requirements: Bilingual proficiency in English and native language, certificate of successful completion of an accredited medical interpreting program of at least 40 hours.To apply, please send an email to k•••••••@transperfect.com, with your name, languages you speak, and a copy of your resume. We’d love to set up a time to speak with you and help you get started in your career as a medical interpreter with us!

Experience

1. Service Lead

   TransPerfect

   Jun 2023 — Present

Education

• Trinity College-Hartford

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), History/Human Rights

  2009 — 2013