Am. Sign Language Interpreter ! Language Services | PRN | Phoenix Quick ! Language Serv

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.

• Concurrently perform 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 concerns.
• Provide recommendations to the health care team on how best to improve communication needs of patient and/or family.
• Assist 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 such as a certified deaf interpreter (CDI).
• Receive, acknowledge, and accept assignments from ASL Interpreter Coordinator.
• Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties as requested.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience –
  Required

• American Sign Language experience in a hospital setting –
  Required
• American Sign Language experience interpreting for children –
  Required

• 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

• 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

• Climbing – Occasionally
• 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 – Inside office environment – Applicable
• Occupational exposure – Confined areas – Applicable
• Occupational exposure – Airborne communicable diseases – Applicable
• Occupational exposure – Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid – Applicable
• Occupational exposure – Fumes or airborne particles – Applicable
• Occupational exposure – Hazardous materials exposure – Applicable
• Occupational exposure – Radiation exposure – Applicable