Bilingual Spanish Healthcare Interpreter - PRN

Phoenix Children's; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's is seeking a Spanish Interpreter - PRN to provide language interpretation between patients, families and the healthcare team to ensure understanding of cultural considerations during treatment planning.

Responsibilities include bilingual interpretation (English/Spanish), consecutive interpretation following professional standards, documenting interpretation activities, and participating in educational programs to maintain skills.

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.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Job description

Phoenix Children's is seeking a Spanish Interpreter - PRN to provide language interpretation between patients, families and the healthcare team to ensure understanding of cultural considerations during treatment planning.

Responsibilities include bilingual interpretation (English/Spanish), consecutive interpretation following professional standards, documenting interpretation activities, and participating in educational programs to maintain skills.