Medical interpreter jobs in Iowa

Too few open medical interpreter jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $23.15/hr ($48,150 a year) for interpreters and translators in Iowa (May 2025), against $28.93 nationally, 40th highest of 48 states and territories.

Des Moines (2), Cresco (1) and Dubuque (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

By open jobs on this board: Broadlawns Medical Center (2), UnityPoint Health (2) and Avera Health (1). In all, 4 employers have medical interpreter jobs open in Iowa.

6 medical interpreter jobs are open in Iowa today at 4 employers on this board, about 11 for every 1,000 medical interpreters employed there (BLS counts 560, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of interpreters and translators to grow 2.0% over 2025-2035.

12 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Campus Pastor / Chaplain (Presbyter) at Presbyterian Homes & Services (...assistance programs All employees Accrue PTO (Paid time off) Same-day pay Employee assistance program...); Clinical Dietitian at Trinity Health (...Days- Monday- Friday Saint Joseph Health System is proud to offer DailyPay: Work Today, Get Paid Today....); Polysomnographic Technologist at Trinity Health (...apply). Employee Referral Rewards program. Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible...). Every such job in Iowa.

2 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Interpreter - Spanish - Patient/Guest Services - 1.0FTE at Broadlawns Medical Center (Bilingual. ...High School diploma or GED. Familiarity with culture involved. Bi-lingual in specified...); Interpreter - Swahili - Patient/Guest Services - 0.8FTE at Broadlawns Medical Center (Bilingual. ...High School diploma or GED. Familiarity with culture involved. Bi-lingual in specified...).

1 of the open allied health jobs here says so in its own posting: Monitor Technician (MT) at LifePoint Health (CNA, EMT-B, CRRT, Unit Secretary, LPN, OR RN – Preferred).

2 of the open allied health jobs here say so in their own posting: Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) - Full-time at Trinity Health ($7,500 sign-on bonus); Nutrition Specialist (Registered Dietitian) at UnityPoint Health ($20,000 sign-on bonus).

1 of the open allied health jobs here says so in its own posting: Polysomnographic Technologist at Trinity Health (...RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing. Relocation assistance (geographic and...).

Of the 6 metro areas in Iowa employing the most medical interpreters that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($26.63 an hour), Omaha, NE-IA ($25.94 an hour) and Cedar Rapids, IA ($25 an hour), and the lowest Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ($22.63). The state's median is $23.15.

Fluency in both languages and a medical interpreter course (often 40 hours or more). Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI) (Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters) and Certified medical interpreter (CMI) (National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Iowa's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Of the employers hiring medical interpreters in Iowa, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi in Des Moines (UnityPoint Health, 3 of 5, 77% said nurses always communicated well), Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown in Marshalltown (UnityPoint Health, 3 of 5, 77% said nurses always communicated well) and Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville (Avera Health, 2 of 5, 84% said nurses always communicated well); Iowa's rated hospitals average 3.2 stars. Every Iowa hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring medical interpreters in Iowa, the home health agencies Medicare rates highest for quality of patient care (Sep 2026): Avera @ Home in Estherville (Avera Health, 4 of 5), Unitypoint at Home in Fort Dodge (UnityPoint Health, 4 of 5), Unitypoint at Home in Storm Lake (UnityPoint Health, 4 of 5) and Unitypoint at Home in Dubuque (UnityPoint Health, 3.5 of 5); Iowa's rated agencies average 3.1 stars. Every Iowa home health agency hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring medical interpreters in Iowa, in Medicare's survey of patients' families: Unitypoint Hospice in Fort Dodge (UnityPoint Health, 85% said the team always communicated well, 5 stars), Unitypoint Hospice in Urbandale (UnityPoint Health, 83% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars), Unitypoint Hospice in Cedar Rapids (UnityPoint Health, 80% said the team always communicated well, 3 stars) and Unitypoint Hospice in Waterloo (UnityPoint Health, 74% said the team always communicated well, 3 stars); Iowa's middle hospice: 83%. Hospices hiring now by Medicare's family survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from Jan 2024 to Sep 2026: UnityPoint Health, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa MN&IA at Dubuque, IA (400 workers, contract up for renewal 7 Nov 2024). A union's unit may not include every job; ask the recruiter whether a job is in one. Healthcare union contracts.

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