Registered Nurse (RN), Med Surg, Weekend Option
Posted Sep 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026
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About your past
This is a night shift med/surg position on the weekend option at St. Joseph's in Highland. Why does that schedule work for you, and how have you handled nights before?
What they are checking: Whether they have thought through steady weekend nights, since people who haven't often leave within months.
Tell me about a time you noticed a patient getting worse before the numbers made it obvious. What did you see and what did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they trust their assessment and escalate early, which is how rapid responses get called in time.
Tell me about a time you caught a medication error or near miss. What happened after?
What they are checking: Honesty about mistakes and whether they report them so the system gets safer instead of hiding them.
HSHS talks about respect, care, competence and joy. Tell me about a shift where you lived one of those under pressure.
What they are checking: Whether they can tie the mission language to real bedside behavior rather than reciting the words.
How do you stay sharp and safe on your third night in a row?
What they are checking: Self-awareness about fatigue and the habits they use to protect patients from tired mistakes.
What would you do
You get report on five med/surg patients at 7 p.m. How do you decide who you see first?
What they are checking: How they prioritize by acuity and risk rather than by room order or whoever calls first.
How do you wake up a physician or hospitalist at night with a concern, and what do you have ready before you call?
What they are checking: Whether they use a clear SBAR-style handoff so the call is quick, useful and gets an order.
A patient's family member is upset at 2 a.m. because nobody has explained the plan. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Calm communication with families when they are tired and scared, without overstepping what the nurse can promise.
Your patient with a fall risk keeps trying to get out of bed alone while you're busy with another patient. What do you do?
What they are checking: Practical fall prevention and use of the team, since falls on med/surg nights are a top safety concern.
About the work
At 3 a.m. your post-op patient's pressure is drifting down and the heart rate is creeping up. Walk me through your next steps.
What they are checking: Clinical reasoning about bleeding, fluids and pain under night conditions, when fewer people are around to help.
How do you teach a patient going home after surgery about new medications and wound care so it actually sticks?
What they are checking: Use of teach-back and plain language, because discharge teaching that doesn't land leads to readmissions.
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