Registered Nurse-Cardiac Telemetry Part Time Nights Weekends
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This is a weekend program. How does working weekends every week fit your life?
What they are checking: Honest fit with an unusual arrangement that the posting names.
Tell me about a time you questioned an order.
What they are checking: Whether they will speak up, which is the most protective thing a nurse does.
What would you do
A patient has chest pain on your shift. Walk me through the next ten minutes.
What they are checking: A sequence this unit runs regularly, and whether it is automatic.
How do you plan a night shift with a full telemetry assignment?
What they are checking: Prioritization across patients who can all change quickly.
How do you teach a patient about a new cardiac medication before they go home?
What they are checking: Patient education, which on a cardiac unit changes whether they come back.
How do you stay connected to the unit when you only work weekends?
What they are checking: The real cost of a weekend program, and whether they have thought about it.
About the work
Which rhythms would make you act immediately, and what would you do?
What they are checking: Rhythm recognition, which is what the unit is built around.
Tell me about your cardiac experience and the sickest patients you have carried on telemetry.
What they are checking: Whether the acuity is familiar rather than aspirational.
How do you decide what to delegate to a technician and what you keep?
What they are checking: The posting says the nurse directs and determines use of assistive staff.
How do you hand over a patient whose rhythm changed during your shift?
What they are checking: Handover, which is where a cardiac patient is most often lost.
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