Bilingual Medical Interpreter — Spanish

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc. seeks a PRN Language Interpreter to provide bilingual interpretation between patients, families and the healthcare team, ensuring understanding of cultural considerations during treatment planning.

This role supports documentation of interpretation activities, collaborates with translators, and helps connect families to social work and other support services. The position requires completion of interpreter training and health care setting experience.

Qualifications

• Completion of a medical interpreter training course that is consistent with national standards.
• Completion of Spanish Bilingual Assistant or equivalent training.
• Six months experience in a health care setting.
• Experience with interpreting in foreign languages as spoken and understood by patients and families served by the Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Concurrently performs bilingual interpretation (English and foreign language) of patient care needs between patient, family, and health care team members to ensure understanding of needs, issues, and/or concerns. Consecutive interpretation following national standards of practice and ethics.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of interpretation activities.
• Participates in a variety of department and/or hospital sponsored educational programs to maintain skills and competencies.
• Works closely and in conjunction with Translator by identifying documents, materials, and other written information, including, but not limited to, consents and discharge information requiring translation.
• As part of the health care team, refers identified psychosocial issues to social work, child life, pastoral care, or other family centered care departments to ensure appropriate and effective response to patient/family needs.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Education

Medical interpreter training

Spanish bilingual training

Job description

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc. seeks a PRN Language Interpreter to provide bilingual interpretation between patients, families and the healthcare team, ensuring understanding of cultural considerations during treatment planning.

This role supports documentation of interpretation activities, collaborates with translators, and helps connect families to social work and other support services. The position requires completion of interpreter training and health care setting experience.