Physician Assistant - Orthopedics - Nights - Skokie
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a plan of care and how you raised it.
What they are checking: Whether they advocate for patients respectfully within a collaborative physician relationship.
Tell me about a night when you had several urgent calls at once. How did you sort them?
What they are checking: Whether they triage by acuity and stay organized when they are the only provider covering the floor.
This schedule is Wednesday to Friday nights with some Saturdays and a holiday. What keeps you sharp and safe on night shift?
What they are checking: Whether they have real habits for managing fatigue so their judgment holds up at 4 a.m.
What would you do
You're covering ortho nights at Skokie, and a post-op hip patient becomes acutely short of breath. Walk me through your first fifteen minutes.
What they are checking: Whether they think of pulmonary embolism quickly, act on it, and escalate to the collaborating physician at the right point.
How do you decide when to call your attending overnight versus handling something on your own?
What they are checking: Whether they know their limits and communicate early, which is what makes a night PA safe to work with.
About the work
A nurse calls at 2 a.m. saying a patient's calf is swollen and the foot is cool after a tibial fracture repair. What are you worried about?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize compartment syndrome and vascular compromise as emergencies that cannot wait until morning.
Tell me about the orthopedic imaging you're comfortable ordering and interpreting yourself.
What they are checking: Whether they can read common fracture and hardware films well enough to act on them before radiology reads.
How do you approach pain control in a post-op ortho patient who is also at risk for oversedation?
What they are checking: Whether they balance multimodal analgesia with safety, especially in older or opioid-naive patients.
What do you cover when you give pre-op and post-op instructions to a patient going home after joint surgery?
What they are checking: Whether they teach patients about warning signs, mobility and anticoagulation in plain language they will remember.
How do you write a progress note that the day team can act on without having to call you?
What they are checking: Whether their documentation is clear and complete enough to support a smooth handoff between shifts.
An elderly patient with a hip fracture becomes confused overnight. How do you work that up?
What they are checking: Whether they consider delirium causes like infection, medications and hypoxia rather than just ordering sedation.
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