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Registered Nurse (Part-Time or Pool) - New Grads Welcome!

Rogers Behavioral Health · Oconomowoc, WI

Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you asked a question that kept a patient safe.

What they are checking: Whether they are willing to speak up and check, which matters most in the first year.

How do you handle feedback from a more experienced nurse or tech?

What they are checking: Whether they can take coaching from anyone on the team without getting defensive.

What do you do to recover after an emotionally hard shift?

What they are checking: Whether they have healthy ways to cope so they can last in behavioral health nursing.

Why Rogers, and why behavioral health for your nursing career?

What they are checking: Whether they are drawn to this specialty and not only to the retention bonus.

What would you do

You could choose part time or pool. Which fits you, and how will you meet the weekend shifts pool requires?

What they are checking: Whether they have thought honestly about the commitment, including three weekend shifts a month for pool.

Some shifts here run 12 hours or longer. How would you pace yourself on a 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. shift?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay safe and focused through long shifts that cross into the night.

As a new nurse, how would you handle a patient who becomes verbally aggressive toward you?

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, avoid taking it personally and use de-escalation and team support.

How would you keep continuity of care for patients when you only work part time?

What they are checking: Whether they rely on thorough handoffs and charting to keep care consistent.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd do an admission assessment within the time frame hospital policy sets.

What they are checking: Whether they can collect strengths, medical status, medication history and discharge needs without rushing.

What psychiatric medications are you most comfortable with, and which do you want to learn more about?

What they are checking: Whether they are honest about what they know and eager to fill the gaps.

How would you involve a patient in planning their own care?

What they are checking: Whether they see patients as partners in treatment rather than people things are done to.

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