Registered Nurse (RN) Endoscopy
Posted Sep 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient started to have a complication during or right after an endoscopy procedure. What did you see first and what did you do?
What they are checking: real experience recognizing procedural complications like perforation or oversedation and acting fast
You live within the required distance for call. Tell me about a night you were called in unexpectedly. How did you handle getting in and getting ready to work?
What they are checking: reliability and response time under the specific on-call requirement in this posting
Tell me about a time you caught an error or near-miss with patient identification, consent, or site verification before a procedure.
What they are checking: commitment to procedural safety checks like time-outs and consent verification
How do you explain the prep and what to expect to a patient who is anxious about their colonoscopy?
What they are checking: patient communication skills and ability to reduce anxiety in a procedure-heavy, fast-turnover setting
What would you do
This schedule has staggered start times, every third weekend, and on-call including four weeknights a month. How do you feel about that, and what's your experience with call rotations like this?
What they are checking: genuine willingness and ability to sustain the schedule, since attrition on tough schedules is a known risk
A physician wants to move faster through cases than you think is safe for patient recovery and monitoring. What do you do?
What they are checking: comfort advocating for patient safety with a physician in a fast-paced procedural environment
If you're working alone in a bay and a patient starts to become unresponsive during recovery, what's your first move?
What they are checking: ability to prioritize and escalate in a lower-staffed part-time or off-hours setting
Tell me about a time you had to lift or reposition a patient who couldn't help you. What did you do?
What they are checking: awareness of safe patient handling practices and equipment use as described in the job requirements
About the work
Walk me through how you'd set up and run a room for a routine colonoscopy, from the patient coming in to them going to recovery.
What they are checking: whether the candidate actually knows GI procedure workflow and room turnover, not just generic nursing steps
How do you monitor a patient under moderate sedation, and what are you watching for that would make you stop the procedure or call the physician?
What they are checking: depth of conscious sedation knowledge, a core competency for endoscopy nurses
How do you reprocess or handle scopes and equipment between cases to make sure nothing gets missed?
What they are checking: understanding of infection control and instrument turnaround specific to endoscopy suites
Where are you in your BSN or certification progress, and what's your plan to meet Advocate's timeline requirement?
What they are checking: whether the candidate meets or has a realistic path to meet the organization's education and certification policy
What does a good handoff look like between you and the recovery nurse or the next shift in a GI unit like this?
What they are checking: understanding of continuity of care in a high-volume, fast-turnover procedural setting
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