Am. Sign Language Interpreter

Phoenix Children's; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's is seeking an American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter to provide interpreting services for deaf and hard of hearing patients. Responsibilities include interpreting patient care needs, enhancing communication among healthcare teams, and accommodating patient access needs.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree, relevant ASL experience, and national certification. This is a PRN position based in Phoenix, Arizona, requiring strong ASL skills and potential Spanish fluency.

Qualifications

• Experience in American Sign Language in a hospital setting is required.
• Must have experience with interpreting for children.
• Current national professional certification from the RID or BEI is required.
• Current license from the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform English to ASL and ASL to English interpretation.
• Provide recommendations to improve communication needs.
• Assist with accessibility arrangements for deaf patients.

Skills

Fully fluent in American Sign Language

Computer skills

Strong concentration, speaking and listening skills

Fluency in spoken Spanish

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Position Details

Department: PCH-MAIN | Language Services

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, (Days Vary), Shifts Vary, 8am-5pm

Category: Interpreter & Translation Svcs

Posting #: 1019798

Employee Type: PRN

Position Summary

This position provides American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services for deaf and hard of hearing patients and families in a wide variety of hospital and outpatient clinical settings and English interpretation of ASL for medical providers, and other hospital/clinic support staff.

Position Duties

• Concurrently performs English to ASL and ASL to English interpretation of patient care needs between patient, family and healthcare team members to ensure understanding of needs, issues, and/or concerns.
• Provides recommendations to the health care team on how best to improve communication needs of patient and/or family.
• Assists with providing for the deaf and hard of hearing patient/family communication needs, including assessing and adjusting lighting, seating arrangements and access to visual aides or recommending additional communication resources like a certified deaf interpreter (CDI).
• Receives, acknowledges, and accepts assignments from ASL Interpreter Coordinator.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Position Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience (Required)

Experience:

• American Sign Language experience in a hospital setting (Required)
• American Sign Language experience with interpreting for children (Required)

Special Skills:

• Fully fluent in American Sign Language to English and English to American Sign Language (Required)
• Computer skills (Required)
• Must possess strong concentration, speaking and listening skills (Required)
• Fluency in spoken Spanish (Preferred)

Additional Requirements:

• Current national professional certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID certified) or Board of Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI certified) (Required)
• Current license from the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) (Required)

Certification / License / Registry Requirements:

• Board for Eval of Interpreters OR Registry Interpreters for Deaf - Required
• AZ - American Sign Language - Required

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

• Climbing – Occasionally
• Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) – Frequently
• Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) – Constantly
• Hearing – Constantly
• Pushing/pulling – Occasionally
• Reaching – Occasionally
• Sitting – Constantly
• Standing – Constantly
• Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling – Frequently
• Talking – Constantly
• Tasting/smelling – Occasionally
• Walking – Frequently
• Near Vision – Constantly
• Far Vision – Constantly
• Color Discrimination – Occasionally
• Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment – Frequently
• Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance – Occasionally
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential – Inside office environment, Confined areas, Airborne communicable diseases, Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid, Fumes or airborne particles, Hazardous materials exposure, Radiation exposure – Applicable