Registered Nurse (RN) - Orland Park
Posted Sep 19, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Walk me through a busy day in your Immediate Care or ambulatory clinic. How do you triage and prioritize when several patients need attention at once.
What they are checking: whether the candidate can manage high patient volume and prioritize acuity in a fast-paced walk-in setting
Tell me about a time a patient's condition changed quickly and you had to respond fast. What did you do and what was the outcome.
What they are checking: clinical judgment and speed of response under pressure, relevant to the physical requirement to respond quickly to changing conditions
Describe a situation where you disagreed with a physician or provider about a patient's care plan. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: ability to advocate for patients while maintaining collaborative relationships with the interdisciplinary team
Tell me about a time you had to lift or move a patient who couldn't assist themselves. How did you manage it safely?
What they are checking: awareness of safe patient handling practices given the physical demands like sliding transfers of 150 pounds
What does patient-centered care mean to you in a walk-in or ambulatory setting, where you may only see someone once?
What they are checking: whether the candidate can build rapport and deliver quality care without the continuity of inpatient nursing
What does being part of a nursing professional governance community mean to you, and how would you want your voice heard in shaping how care is delivered here?
What they are checking: alignment with the organization's stated culture of nurse-led feedback and shared governance
What would you do
This clinic sees 400 to 450 patients a day across family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and immediate care. How would you keep yourself organized moving between such different patient needs in one shift?
What they are checking: adaptability across patient populations and workload management in a high-volume, multi-specialty setting
A patient comes into Immediate Care agitated and starts raising their voice at staff. What do you do?
What they are checking: verbal de-escalation skill and composure, since the job explicitly lists patient restraint and de-escalation as physical requirements
You're working a 12-hour shift and notice a coworker seems overwhelmed with their patient load. What do you do?
What they are checking: teamwork and willingness to support colleagues in a demanding shift structure
A parent brings in a child who needs a procedure the child is scared of. How do you approach that situation?
What they are checking: communication skills with pediatric patients and their families, relevant given pediatrics is part of this practice
How comfortable are you working every third weekend and 12-hour day shifts, and how do you manage your energy and focus over a long shift?
What they are checking: realistic fit with the schedule and stamina for extended shifts
About the work
Tell me about a time you had to insert an IV or perform a procedure on a difficult patient, maybe a child or someone anxious. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: fine motor skill and technical competence with procedures like IV insertion mentioned in the physical requirements
How do you stay current with evidence-based practice guidelines, and can you give an example of when you changed how you did something because of new evidence?
What they are checking: whether the nurse actually applies evidence-based practice rather than just referencing it as a buzzword
How do you handle exposure risks, like when a patient may have a communicable disease, while still delivering compassionate care?
What they are checking: understanding of infection control protocols and personal protective equipment use
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