MRI Nurse .6 (Weekend Program)
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your critical care, emergency, or pediatric sedation experience.
What they are checking: Whether they meet the posting's experience requirement and have handled airway emergencies.
This is a weekend program with 12-hour shifts every Saturday and Sunday. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: Whether they have thought through the schedule and can commit to every weekend.
Tell me about a time you worked with a team to handle an emergency. What was your role?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay calm and clear during a crisis with other team members.
What would you do
A child's oxygen level drops during the scan. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can respond quickly to a sedation emergency in a difficult MRI setting.
How do you prepare a child and family for an MRI so the child may not need sedation?
What they are checking: Whether they use teaching and distraction to avoid sedation when it is safe to do so.
How do you work with radiology techs and anesthesia on weekends when there are fewer people around?
What they are checking: Whether they can communicate well and solve problems with a small weekend team.
About the work
Walk me through how you assess a child before sedation for an MRI.
What they are checking: Whether they know pre-sedation screening, like airway, NPO status and medical history.
What do you watch for while a child is sedated in the MRI scanner?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to monitor breathing and vitals when the patient is hard to see inside the scanner.
How do you make sure no metal items enter the MRI room with a patient or staff?
What they are checking: Whether they take MRI safety seriously, since metal can cause severe injury in the scanner.
How do you decide when a child is ready to be discharged after sedation?
What they are checking: Whether they know recovery criteria and can teach families about safety at home.
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