Medical Assistant (MA) | Nephrology | Part Time
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked with a patient who was frustrated or worn out by a long-term illness.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay patient and kind with people who visit often and carry a heavy burden.
How do you prepare for a clinic day so lab results and orders are ready before the provider walks in?
What they are checking: Whether they plan ahead, since nephrology visits depend heavily on recent lab work being in front of the provider.
Describe a time you caught a mistake in a patient's chart or order. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they notice errors and correct them through the right channel rather than ignoring or quietly changing them.
What would you do
A patient on dialysis tells you their arm with the fistula feels different today. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know a dialysis access problem can be urgent and must go straight to the provider or nurse.
This role is part time, three days a week with variable days off. How do you keep track of patient follow-ups when you're not there every day?
What they are checking: Whether they hand off work cleanly so nothing slips through on the days they are gone.
A provider gives a patient a low-potassium diet sheet and the patient asks you what foods to avoid. How do you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether they can share the provider's written instructions without inventing nutrition advice outside their scope.
A patient's weight is up several pounds since their last visit and their ankles look swollen. What do you do with that?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize possible fluid buildup and flag it to the provider instead of just recording it.
About the work
Nephrology patients often have kidney disease along with diabetes and high blood pressure. What would you pay extra attention to when rooming them?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that blood pressure, weight changes and swelling are key signs for kidney patients.
How do you take a blood pressure on a patient who has a fistula or graft in one arm?
What they are checking: Whether they know never to use the access arm, a basic safety rule in a kidney clinic.
Kidney patients often take a long list of medications. How do you go through a medication list with a patient so it's accurate?
What they are checking: Whether they reconcile meds carefully, since dosing in kidney disease depends on knowing exactly what a patient takes.
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