CMA or LPN - Superior Clinic Family Practice
Posted Sep 10, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you made a mistake in patient care or documentation and how you handled it.
What they are checking: Whether they report errors openly, which matters more than never making one in a clinic setting.
How do you keep a busy day of rooming, refills and messages organized so nothing falls through?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real system for tracking tasks, since a missed refill or message can hurt a patient.
You'll need BCLS within three months if you don't have it. Tell me about any emergency you've helped respond to in a clinic.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay calm and useful in a clinic emergency and know their part in it.
What does good teamwork look like between an MA or LPN and the RN and provider you support?
What they are checking: Whether they anticipate needs and communicate well, which is what makes a clinic pod run smoothly.
What would you do
While rooming a patient, their blood pressure comes back 190 over 110 and they mention a headache. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize a possible urgent finding and escalate right away instead of just recording the number.
The provider is running 40 minutes behind and patients in the lobby are getting frustrated. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they keep patients informed and calm while helping the team catch up without cutting corners.
A parent refuses a recommended vaccine for their child. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they stay respectful, avoid arguing and pass the conversation to the provider, without pressuring the family.
About the work
Family practice here sees patients from newborns to the elderly. How does the way you room a two-month-old differ from rooming an 85-year-old?
What they are checking: Whether they adjust vitals, safety and communication across the full age range a family practice clinic sees.
Walk me through how you give an intramuscular vaccine to a toddler, including what you check first.
What they are checking: Whether they follow the rights of medication administration and know age-appropriate sites and positioning.
How do you decide what you can do within your role and what needs the RN or provider?
What they are checking: Whether they know their scope as an MA or LPN and only perform procedures they have shown competency in.
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