Am. Sign Language Interpreter

Am. Sign Language Interpreter Apply! Apply! 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 health care team members to ensure understanding of needs, issues, and/or concerns.
• Provides recommendations to 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.
  
  

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
  
  

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Position Qualifications Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.

Education Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• Bachelor`s Degree OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
  
  

Required

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Experience Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• American Sign Language experience in a hospital setting.
  
  

Required

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• American Sign Language experience with interpreting for children.
  
  

Required

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Special Skills Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• Fully fluent in American Sign Language to English and English to American Sign Language.
  
  

Required

Yes No

• Computer skills.
  
  

Required

Yes No

• Must possess strong concentration, speaking and listening skills.
  
  

Required

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• Fluency in spoken Spanish.
  
  

Preferred

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Additional Requirements Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• Current national professional certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID certified) or Board of Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI certified).
  
  

Required

Yes No

• Current license from the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH).
  
  

Required

Yes No

Certification / License / Registry Requirements For The Position

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

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

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

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