Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Cardiovascular Medical Surgical Telemetry -
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you guided a team through a rapid response or code on your unit.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay calm, assign roles and keep the rest of the unit running during an emergency.
How do you mentor a new graduate on a cardiovascular unit who seems overwhelmed?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach and support new staff in a way that builds confidence and keeps them from quitting.
Tell me about a time you had to hold a peer accountable for not following a safety protocol.
What they are checking: Whether they will address unsafe practice directly even when it's uncomfortable with a coworker.
How do you stay steady and sharp working a rotation of nights, evenings and weekends?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the schedule's demands and have a realistic plan to stay safe and reliable on it.
What would you do
How do you decide which nurse gets the admit when everyone already has a full assignment?
What they are checking: Whether they think about acuity and timing to place work fairly instead of always giving it to the strongest nurse.
The day team wants all discharges done by noon but evenings keep inheriting late ones. How would you help fix that?
What they are checking: Whether they can look at throughput as a process across shifts rather than blaming the other team.
A family member is upset that their father hasn't been seen by the cardiologist all day. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can calm the situation, get real answers and follow through, which drives patient experience scores.
About the work
You'd coordinate a cardiovascular med-surg tele unit at Glenbrook on rotating nights and evenings. How do you get a handle on the unit when you walk in?
What they are checking: Whether they gather acuity, staffing, drips and pending admits quickly so problems are found before they grow.
A post-cath patient's groin site starts to bleed and swell. What do you expect the nurse to do, and what do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know cardiovascular post-procedure complications well enough to guide staff and escalate fast.
What heart failure teaching do you make sure happens before discharge?
What they are checking: Whether they understand daily weights, fluid limits and medication teaching that keep heart failure patients out of the hospital.
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