Lead Charge/Shift Coordinator - CVICU
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
About your past
Tell me about your cardiac critical care experience. What drips and devices are you comfortable with?
What they are checking: Whether they have the clinical depth to be a real resource to other nurses at night.
Tell me about a time you mentored a newer nurse through a tough shift.
What they are checking: Whether they teach and support in the moment, which the posting names as part of the role.
What would you do
It is 7pm and you are charge in the CVICU. How do you make assignments for the night?
What they are checking: Whether they match patient acuity with nurse skill, especially for fresh open-heart patients.
A fresh post-op heart patient is bleeding heavily from chest tubes. What is your role as charge nurse?
What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate the response, call the surgeon and support the bedside nurse without taking over.
Two admissions are coming and you have no open beds. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Whether they work with the house supervisor and step-down unit to move patients safely.
A nurse on your shift is struggling to keep up and seems overwhelmed. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they notice early and redistribute work before patient care suffers.
How do you handle a conflict between a nurse and a physician at 3am?
What they are checking: Whether they can calm tension and make sure the patient's needs come first.
About the work
What do you watch for in a patient on an intra-aortic balloon pump or multiple vasopressors?
What they are checking: Whether they know the warning signs that require fast action in the sickest cardiac patients.
How do you decide when to call the intensivist or cardiac surgeon at night?
What they are checking: Whether they call early and with clear information instead of waiting until morning.
What does a strong handoff to the day charge nurse include?
What they are checking: Whether they share safety concerns, pending issues and staffing problems clearly.
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