Registered Nurse-RN - ENT
Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a phone triage call turned out to be more serious than it first sounded. How did you catch it?
What they are checking: Whether they ask the follow-up questions that uncover red flags instead of stopping at the caller's first description.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with how a provider wanted something handled. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they speak up for patient safety respectfully and follow the right path when the disagreement is not resolved.
Loyola talks about treating the whole person, physically, emotionally and spiritually. What does that look like for a head and neck cancer patient in your clinic?
What they are checking: Whether they notice the fear, body image and swallowing struggles behind the clinical task and know when to bring in support.
What would you do
This role floats to Burr Ridge, Oakbrook Terrace and Macneal. How do you get up to speed fast in a clinic you've only worked in a few times?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real routine for learning a new site's workflow, supplies and people rather than hoping it works out.
A patient with sudden hearing loss in one ear calls and asks for the next routine appointment, three weeks out. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize sudden sensorineural hearing loss as time-sensitive and push for prompt evaluation over the default schedule.
How do you keep a clinic day running on time when two ENT providers are behind and the waiting room is full?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage patient flow, communicate delays honestly and protect the visits that cannot wait.
About the work
A post-tonsillectomy patient's mother calls on day six saying her son spit up some bright red blood. What do you ask and what do you tell her to do?
What they are checking: Whether they know secondary post-tonsillectomy bleeding is a real emergency window and can triage it over the phone without delay.
Walk me through how you'd assess and teach a new tracheostomy patient before they leave the ENT clinic.
What they are checking: Whether they can cover trach care, suctioning, emergency signs and caregiver readiness in a way a scared family will actually remember.
What's your approach to explaining a sinus surgery prep or a nasal packing removal to a patient who is anxious about it?
What they are checking: Whether they can lower fear with plain, honest detail, which directly affects cooperation during in-office procedures.
How do you build and document an individualized care plan in a fast outpatient setting where you only see the patient for fifteen minutes?
What they are checking: Whether they can capture what matters in short visits so the next nurse or provider can pick up without guessing.
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