Registered Nurse (RN) | Internal Medicine | Full Time
Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you taught a patient something and later learned they had not really understood.
What they are checking: Self-awareness about patient education and use of methods like teach-back to check understanding.
This role is 30 hours a week on day shifts. What draws you to clinic nursing instead of inpatient?
What they are checking: Whether they want the slower, relationship-based pace of clinic care and will stay in it.
How do you work with physicians and medical assistants to keep a clinic day running on time?
What they are checking: Teamwork in a clinic where nurses, providers and assistants depend on each other all day.
Tell me about a time you advocated for a patient who was not being heard.
What they are checking: Patient advocacy, which matters when chronic patients feel dismissed by a busy system.
What would you do
How do you coordinate care for an older adult with diabetes, heart failure and kidney disease who sees several specialists?
What they are checking: Care coordination across chronic conditions, which is the bulk of internal medicine nursing.
You come back from lunch to twenty patient messages and refill requests. How do you prioritize?
What they are checking: Clinic workflow skill, separating urgent clinical issues from routine requests.
A patient keeps missing appointments and running out of medication. How would you approach that?
What they are checking: Finding the real barriers, like cost or transport, rather than labeling the patient as noncompliant.
About the work
A patient calls the clinic saying they have had shortness of breath since this morning. Walk me through your phone triage.
What they are checking: Safe phone triage, including knowing when to send someone to the emergency room instead of booking a visit.
How do you handle a lab result that comes back critical while the provider is in a room with another patient?
What they are checking: Knowing when and how to interrupt for critical values and get the patient the right next step.
What would you check before giving a patient a vaccine or an injection in clinic?
What they are checking: Medication safety basics like allergies, contraindications and proper documentation.
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