OR Technician Certified

Tell me about your OR experience. What types of cases have you scrubbed?

What they are checking: Whether they have the range of experience to handle overnight emergencies across specialties.

The posting says flexibility and reliable attendance are essential for overnight shifts. How have you shown that in past jobs?

What they are checking: Whether they can be counted on for nights, weekends and holidays when the OR team is small.

How do you stay sharp and safe during long overnight cases?

What they are checking: Whether they have habits for staying alert, since mistakes rise late at night.

It is 2am and a trauma case is coming in with little notice. How do you set up quickly?

What they are checking: Whether they can prepare a sterile setup fast without cutting corners, which overnight work demands.

A surgeon is short-tempered with you during a tense case. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and focused on the patient instead of reacting emotionally.

You find a tray with a missing instrument or a torn wrapper. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they refuse to use a compromised tray and get a replacement instead.

How do you set up and maintain a sterile field, and what do you do if it is broken?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up and fix breaks in sterility even when the surgeon is in a hurry.

Walk me through your counting process and what you do if a count does not match.

What they are checking: Whether they stop and resolve count problems, since a retained item is a serious patient harm.

How do you anticipate what the surgeon needs next during a procedure?

What they are checking: Whether they know the steps of procedures well enough to keep the case moving smoothly.

How do you handle specimens during a case so they are labeled and sent correctly?

What they are checking: Whether they handle specimens carefully, since a lost or mislabeled one can affect diagnosis.