OR Pediatric Nurse II - 0.5 FTE
Posted Jun 26, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you spoke up in the OR when something did not look right.
What they are checking: Whether they will challenge a surgeon or team when patient safety is at risk.
These positions include weekday, weekend and holiday call, and you must report within 30 minutes. How would you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether they have honestly planned for call, including where they live and backup childcare.
Orientation runs Monday to Friday with off-shift rotation. How do you learn best when you are new to a unit?
What they are checking: Whether they are self-aware about learning and will ask questions during orientation.
Tell me about a time you supported a family whose child had an unexpected outcome in surgery.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay present and compassionate in hard moments while respecting the provider's role.
What would you do
How do you prepare a scared child and their parents for surgery during the pre-op handoff?
What they are checking: Whether they can calm both child and family using age-appropriate words and honest expectations.
A surgeon is short-tempered during a long case and the room feels tense. How do you keep the team working well?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and focused on the patient when emotions in the room run high.
About the work
As an OR circulator, walk me through what you do from the moment the patient arrives until incision.
What they are checking: Whether they know the circulator's role in checks, positioning, counts and the surgical safety time-out.
The sponge count is off at closing. What happens next?
What they are checking: Whether they know to stop the closing, search, recount and escalate rather than let the case move on.
How is positioning and keeping a small child warm different from an adult in the OR?
What they are checking: Whether they understand children lose heat fast and have different pressure and positioning risks.
What OR experience do you bring, and which surgical specialties are you most comfortable circulating for?
What they are checking: Whether their experience matches the cases they will see and where they will need extra orientation.
How do you make sure the right procedure is done on the right site for a child who cannot speak for themselves?
What they are checking: Whether they rely on parents, consents and marking to verify identity and site.
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