Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Weekend Program Days
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
Behavioral
Tell me about a time you had a patient who was crashing and you had to get help fast. What did you do first?
composure and prioritization under acute stress, and whether they escalate appropriately
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's plan for a patient. What did you do?
whether they can advocate for a patient through proper channels without being either passive or insubordinate
Tell me about a time a patient or family member was upset with the care being given. How did you handle it?
communication skill and emotional regulation with distressed families in a critical care setting
If you're new to critical care, what part of ICU nursing are you most nervous about, and how do you plan to close that gap?
honesty and self-directed learning, since the posting explicitly welcomes new grads
What does health equity mean to you in the day-to-day work of bedside nursing, not just as a phrase?
whether their answer is genuine and specific or a recycled buzzword, since the posting names this as a value
Tell me about a time you caught an error, either yours or someone else's, before it reached the patient.
honesty, attention to detail, and comfort with speaking up about mistakes
Technical
Walk me through how you'd assess a patient admitted with a COPD exacerbation who's starting to work harder to breathe.
whether the candidate has a real respiratory assessment framework, not just textbook recall
Say you have a sepsis patient who's not responding the way you'd expect to the initial bundle. What are you watching for and when do you call the provider?
clinical judgment around sepsis protocols and threshold for escalation
How do you keep yourself sharp on things like vasoactive drips or ventilator basics if you're not using them every single shift, especially on a weekend schedule?
whether they have a real strategy for skill retention given the intermittent weekend cadence
Situational
This unit takes both medical-respiratory patients and OB patients with things like hypertensive crisis or pulmonary hypertension. How would you prepare yourself to care for both populations well?
self-awareness about scope gaps and willingness to seek out training rather than wing it
How do you typically prioritize your assignment when you've got more than one patient who needs close monitoring?
triage instincts and time management in a high-acuity setting
Since you'll be on a weekend program with less staffing depth on the unit some shifts, how do you decide when you need a second person for something like a transfer, versus when you can manage alone?
safety judgment and honesty about physical limits, tied to the sliding-transfer requirement in the posting
What questions do you have about how the Weekend Program actually works here, like staffing ratios or how the holiday coverage rotation is decided?
whether they've actually thought through the schedule commitment and aren't just chasing the differential
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