Emergency and Urgent Care Registered Nurse
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked closely with paramedics, techs and providers in a high-pressure case.
What they are checking: Teamwork with the mixed team of RNs, paramedics, HUC and patient care techs named in the posting.
This role has every third weekend, a Wednesday night requirement and self-scheduling for the rest. How do you plan around that?
What they are checking: Fit with a specific schedule and reliability in self-scheduling.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake in a fast-paced setting and how you handled it.
What they are checking: Honesty and accountability under pressure.
What would you do
This department combines a 12-bed ED with a 12-bed Urgent Care. How do you decide where a walk-in patient should go?
What they are checking: Triage judgment across two levels of care in a shared space.
The waiting room is full and a patient in the lobby looks pale and sweaty. What do you do?
What they are checking: Continuously reassessing waiting patients rather than trusting the initial triage level.
This unit is top in the system for patient experience. How do you keep patients feeling cared for when you're slammed?
What they are checking: Communication habits that protect patient experience during busy periods.
A patient leaving urgent care seems confused about their discharge instructions. What do you do?
What they are checking: Making sure patients understand next steps, which prevents return visits.
How do you handle an aggressive or intoxicated patient while keeping yourself and others safe?
What they are checking: De-escalation skills and knowing when to call for help.
About the work
A trauma comes in to this Level 4 Trauma Center. What's your role in stabilizing and preparing for transfer?
What they are checking: Understanding that a Level 4 center stabilizes and transfers, and the steps that requires.
Walk me through how you triage a patient with chest pain.
What they are checking: Rapid recognition of time-sensitive conditions like ACS and getting an EKG fast.
You're on the required Wednesday night shift and get a pediatric patient in respiratory distress. Walk me through it.
What they are checking: Comfort with pediatric emergencies, which smaller EDs see without specialty backup.
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