Registered Nurse, RN | Emergency Room | Casual/On-Call
Posted Aug 6, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
In a rural ER like Boscobel, specialty help may be far away. Tell me about a time you had to manage a sick patient with limited resources.
What they are checking: Their comfort working with fewer people and services and knowing when to push for transfer.
Tell me about a time you worked with a social worker or dietitian to help an emergency patient beyond the immediate problem.
What they are checking: Whether they see the whole patient and use the interdisciplinary team rather than just treating and releasing.
What would you do
As a casual RN you pick up shifts when it works for you. How do you stay current on protocols and changes in a small ER you are not in every week?
What they are checking: Whether they take responsibility for staying safe and current when they are not on the unit regularly.
You walk into a shift and the regular staff have routines you do not know. How do you fit in quickly?
What they are checking: Humility and adaptability, since casual staff must work smoothly inside a team's existing habits.
Two patients arrive at once and you are the only RN free. One has chest pain, one has a bleeding hand wound. How do you decide?
What they are checking: Basic triage judgment and the ability to delegate the less urgent patient safely.
A family member is upset about how long their father has been waiting. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can de-escalate with empathy while being honest about priorities in an ER.
About the work
A patient with CHF comes in short of breath, with crackles and swollen legs. What are your first steps?
What they are checking: Prioritizing airway and breathing in a common ER presentation and anticipating treatments like diuretics or oxygen.
An older patient arrives with general weakness and nothing obvious. What are you thinking about and checking?
What they are checking: Whether they consider hidden causes like infection, stroke, electrolytes or cardiac issues rather than dismissing vague complaints.
How do you recognize early sepsis in someone who came in for cellulitis?
What they are checking: Their ability to spot a patient getting worse from a seemingly routine infection before it becomes critical.
A COPD patient's oxygen saturation is 86 percent. What do you do and what are you careful about?
What they are checking: Knowledge of target oxygen levels in COPD and the risks of over-oxygenating some patients.
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