Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Medical Oncology | 0.9 FTE | 12hr Nights
Posted Jul 7, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you cared for a patient who was very sick or dying. How did you handle it, and how did you take care of yourself after?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay present with serious illness on a cancer unit without burning out.
This job is 12-hour nights every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. How have you managed a schedule like that before, and how do you stay sharp at 5 a.m.?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real plan for sleep and alertness, since nights and weekends are fixed here.
Tell me about a time you had more call lights going than you could answer. How did you decide who to see first?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize by safety, like falls and toileting, rather than by who is loudest.
Tell me about a time you noticed something small about a patient that turned out to matter.
What they are checking: Whether they watch closely enough to be the nurse's extra eyes on a busy night.
What would you do
A patient on chemo tells you at 3 a.m. that they feel hot and shaky. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize a possible fever in someone with low immunity as urgent and report it right away.
A patient refuses to get out of bed or take a bath because they are exhausted from treatment. How do you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether they can respect a patient's choice while still reporting it and protecting skin and mobility.
Family members of a cancer patient ask you how their mom is really doing and whether the treatment is working. What do you say?
What they are checking: Whether they stay kind but keep medical updates with the nurse and provider, where they belong.
About the work
Patients on this unit are getting chemotherapy or radiation. What changes about how you handle their care, their linens and their body fluids compared to a general medical patient?
What they are checking: Whether they know chemo precautions protect both the patient and the staff, not just one of them.
How would you help keep an oncology patient with a weak immune system safe from infection during a normal night shift?
What they are checking: Whether hand hygiene, clean technique and visitor awareness are habits for them, not afterthoughts.
Walk me through the vital signs and other information you'd report to the nurse, and what numbers would make you report something right away instead of at the end of rounds.
What they are checking: Whether they know where their role ends and when a finding has to go to the nurse immediately.
How do you prevent falls with a patient who is weak, dizzy or on medicines that make them unsteady?
What they are checking: Whether they know concrete fall-prevention steps for patients weakened by treatment and night-time confusion.
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