Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Adult Psych - Evanston Hospital - Day and Evening Shifts
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you were part of a restraint or seclusion. What did you do afterward?
What they are checking: Whether they treat restraint as a last resort with careful documentation, debriefing and review afterward.
Tell me about a time you supported a staff member after they were hit or threatened by a patient.
What they are checking: Whether they look after staff well-being and safety reporting, which matters for keeping a behavioral health team intact.
Tell me about a time you helped discharge a patient on time while making sure they had a real plan for after.
What they are checking: Whether they balance throughput with safe discharge planning, which psych readmissions depend on.
What do you think makes a psych unit's culture feel safe to patients and staff?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that tone, consistency and respect on the unit prevent more crises than any single policy.
What would you do
A patient is escalating in the hallway and other patients are starting to react. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Whether they lead de-escalation calmly and protect everyone on the unit before reaching for restraint.
A psych patient also has a medical issue that's getting worse. How do you get the right help without delaying care?
What they are checking: Whether they can see past the psychiatric label and catch medical decline, a known blind spot on psych units.
Admitting wants to place a patient who you think is too high-risk for the current mix on the unit. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can advocate for unit safety with facts while still working toward getting the patient placed.
About the work
You'd coordinate the adult psych unit at Evanston Hospital on rotating day and evening shifts. What does a safe start to your shift look like?
What they are checking: Whether they think first about risk, observation levels and the milieu, which is what keeps a psych unit safe.
How do you decide which patients need one-to-one or close observation, and how do you staff for it?
What they are checking: Whether they understand suicide and violence risk well enough to set observation levels and still cover the rest of the unit.
How do you teach nurses who are new to psych to set limits without becoming punitive?
What they are checking: Whether they can model therapeutic boundaries and pass that skill on to staff from other specialties.
Walk me through how you handle a patient who wants to leave and may not meet the criteria to go.
What they are checking: Whether they know the legal and safety steps around involuntary holds and when to bring in the psychiatrist.
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