Lead Respiratory Therapist RRT - Full Time - Nights
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 helped a struggling staff member improve.
What they are checking: Whether they can coach people and lift performance, not just report problems.
How do you help with department performance improvement on the night shift?
What they are checking: Whether they contribute ideas and data to make care better, not just maintain it.
Tell me about a time you had to adjust assignments because of an unexpected event.
What they are checking: Whether they stay flexible and calm when the plan falls apart.
What would you do
A rapid response, a new intubation and a transport all happen at once. How do you deploy your team?
What they are checking: Whether they can make quick, sound calls on priorities when demands stack up.
A family complains about how a therapist spoke to them. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they listen, look into it fairly and report it through the right channels.
How do you manage your own patient load while also leading the shift?
What they are checking: Whether they balance clinical work and leadership without letting either slip.
This role is nights with every other weekend and rotating holidays. How does that fit for you?
What they are checking: Whether they can commit to the schedule a night lead must cover.
About the work
Walk me through how you plan the night's work for therapists and technicians at the start of shift.
What they are checking: Whether they organize assignments by acuity and skill so care is safe and fair.
How do you decide when to initiate an order under the protocol versus calling the physician?
What they are checking: Whether they know the limits of protocol authority and use it well.
A therapist calls you about a problem with a ventilator they've never used. How do you guide them?
What they are checking: Whether they know the equipment well enough to teach under pressure.
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