Kinyarwanda Interpreter - PRN

Phoenix Children's; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Responsibilities include real-time interpretation, documentation, collaboration with translators, and referral of psychosocial concerns to the appropriate departments to support family-centered care.

Qualifications

• Bilingual interpreter between patients, families and healthcare team.
• Adheres to professional standards and ethics for medical interpretation.
• Maintains accurate documentation of interpretation activities.

Responsibilities

• Concurrently interprets between patient, family and health care team to ensure understanding.
• Performs consecutive interpretation following national standards and ethics.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of interpretation activities.
• Participates in department education to maintain skills and competencies.
• Works with Translator to identify documents requiring translation.
• Refs psychosocial issues to appropriate care departments as needed.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Job description

Kinyarwanda Interpreter - PRN
Department: PCH-MAIN | Language Services
Location: Phoenix
Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, (Days Vary), Shifts Vary, 12am-12am
Category: Interpreter & Translation Svcs
Posting #: 1055403
Employee Type: PRN

Position Summary

This position provides language interpretation services between patients, families and healthcare team to ensure comprehension of cultural considerations during treatment planning.

Position Duties

• 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.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable