Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology/Surgical Care
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
All RNs here must get chemotherapy administration certification within a year. How do you feel about that, and what's your plan to get there?
What they are checking: Willingness and readiness to meet a firm requirement of the role.
The posting says this is for experienced nurses. Tell me about the hardest patient situation you've handled on a med/surg unit.
What they are checking: Whether their experience is deep enough for the unit's acuity.
The team ranges from new graduates to nurses with 30 years of experience. How do you work with nurses at very different levels?
What they are checking: Teamwork and willingness to both teach and learn.
Tell me about a time you raised a safety concern on your unit.
What they are checking: Commitment to patient safety, which the posting names as a core value of the team.
What would you do
This is a 36-bed oncology and general surgical unit at Condell. How do you balance a mix of post-op patients and oncology patients on one day assignment?
What they are checking: Organizing a mixed assignment by acuity so neither group gets less attention.
Your oncology patient has a temperature of 38.4 and recently had chemotherapy. What do you do?
What they are checking: Recognizing possible neutropenic fever as an emergency that needs fast cultures and antibiotics.
How do you support a patient who just learned their cancer has spread?
What they are checking: Compassion and knowing how to involve the provider, palliative care and chaplain.
About the work
What do you watch for after a large abdominal cancer surgery?
What they are checking: Knowledge of post-op complications like bleeding, ileus, infection and blood clots.
How do you manage pain for a cancer patient who has been on opioids for a long time before surgery?
What they are checking: Understanding opioid tolerance and working with the team on effective pain control.
How do you prevent blood clots in surgical oncology patients?
What they are checking: Knowing prevention steps like mobility, devices and medications in a high-risk group.
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