LPN, Home Health, Near North City
Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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 med/surg background and how it prepared you to care for patients who are more medically complex or unstable than what you might see in a clinic.
What they are checking: whether the two years of med/surg experience actually built the clinical judgment needed for home settings without immediate backup
In home health, you're often the only clinician in the room and the RN case manager isn't there. Describe a time you had to make a clinical call on your own and then loop in your supervisor after the fact.
What they are checking: comfort operating within LPN scope while still respecting the chain of communication to the Clinical Manager
Tell me about a patient or family who pushed back on part of their care plan. How did you handle it while still respecting their right to make their own decisions?
What they are checking: ability to balance patient and family rights against clinical recommendations
Describe a time you disagreed with a coworker, whether that's an RN, aide, or another team member, about how a patient's care should go. What did you do?
What they are checking: teamwork and conflict resolution within a home health team structure
This schedule includes rotating weekends and a holiday during summer or winter. How does that fit with your life right now?
What they are checking: realistic commitment to the actual schedule before it becomes a retention problem
What would you do
You arrive at a patient's home in North Lawndale and something feels off about the neighborhood or the situation inside. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: how the candidate handles personal safety and de-escalation when working alone in the field
Walk me through how you'd manage a caseload of home visits across neighborhoods like Pilsen, Bridgeport, and Bronzeville in one day, including the paperwork.
What they are checking: organizational skill and realistic expectations about travel time, documentation load, and territory logistics
A patient tells you they've been skipping their medications because they can't afford them or don't understand the instructions. What do you do in that visit and after?
What they are checking: problem-solving around medication adherence and knowing when to bring in social work or the care team
You show up for a scheduled weekend visit and the patient isn't home or doesn't answer. What's your next step?
What they are checking: protocol-following and judgment for unexpected field situations
What does high-quality, cost-effective care mean to you when you're the one deciding how much time to spend in a visit or what supplies to use?
What they are checking: whether the candidate connects daily clinical choices to the organization's cost and outcome goals
About the work
How do you decide when something you're seeing in a patient's home needs to go to the RN or Clinical Manager right away versus something you can document and address on your next visit?
What they are checking: understanding of LPN scope of practice and escalation judgment
What electronic documentation or scheduling systems have you used, and how quickly do you typically pick up a new one?
What they are checking: actual comfort with computer-based charting tools, since the posting flags this explicitly
How do you handle wound care or a dressing change in a home that doesn't have the clean, controlled setup you'd have in a hospital room?
What they are checking: practical infection control skills adapted to uncontrolled home environments
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