Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology
Posted Sep 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 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.
About your past
If you haven't worked in IR before, what experience do you bring that would help you learn it quickly?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect ICU, ED or other experience to a procedural role the team is willing to train.
Tell me about a time you had to learn a lot of new skills quickly. How did you approach it?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real learning method, since the posting says they will train the right person.
How do you keep a patient calm and informed when they're awake during a procedure?
What they are checking: Whether they can comfort patients in a busy procedure room with a lot going on.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician during a procedure.
What they are checking: Whether they can speak up respectfully for patient safety in a fast-paced, physician-led setting.
What would you do
During a procedure, the patient's oxygen saturation starts falling. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they act quickly with airway support and communicate clearly with the physician.
You're on call and get called in for a GI bleed that needs embolization. How do you prepare?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the urgency and can get the room and patient ready quickly.
The schedule includes about one weekend per month and one night per week on call. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: Whether they can meet the call requirements reliably.
About the work
Walk me through how you prepare a patient for an IR procedure like a biopsy or drain placement.
What they are checking: Whether they know key pre-procedure checks like labs, anticoagulants, allergies, consent and NPO status.
How do you monitor a patient under moderate sedation, and what makes you call for help?
What they are checking: Whether they can give sedation safely and catch breathing and blood pressure problems early.
How do you care for a patient after an embolization or a procedure through the femoral artery?
What they are checking: Whether they know post-procedure monitoring for bleeding, pain and circulation.
How do you protect yourself and your patient from radiation exposure in the IR suite?
What they are checking: Whether they take radiation safety seriously with shielding, distance and time.
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