Paramedic or Registered Nurse - Critical Care Transport - FT
Posted Aug 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient's condition changed during a transfer and you had to act on protocol before reaching a provider.
What they are checking: Comfort practicing under written protocols and judgment about when to contact medical control.
This is a PRN role. How do you keep your skills sharp when you may not be on the truck every week?
What they are checking: Self-driven skill maintenance, which matters for high-risk, low-frequency work.
Tell me about the hardest transport you have done and what you would do differently now.
What they are checking: Reflection and learning after difficult calls.
What would you do
This team mixes paramedics, nurses and EMTs. How do you divide work in the back of the truck so nothing is missed?
What they are checking: Teamwork across licenses and clear communication about who is doing what.
The sending hospital gives you a rushed report and you think the patient is less stable than they say. What do you do?
What they are checking: Willingness to slow down, reassess and stabilize before leaving, even when the sending team is in a hurry.
How do you talk with a scared family before you take their loved one to another hospital?
What they are checking: Compassion and clear communication at a stressful moment for families.
About the work
You are transporting a ventilated patient between hospitals and their oxygen saturation starts to drop. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Systematic troubleshooting of airway and ventilator problems in a moving vehicle with limited help.
How does caring for a patient in the back of an ambulance change your assessment compared to a hospital bed?
What they are checking: Awareness of the space, noise and resource limits of mobile critical care.
What drips and devices are you comfortable managing in transport, and which would you want more training on?
What they are checking: An honest picture of their critical care skill set across patients of all ages and acuity.
How do you care for a pediatric patient in transport if most of your experience is with adults?
What they are checking: Preparedness for all ages, including using references for weight-based dosing.
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