Jobs › Southern Illinois Healthcare
Registered Nurse Staff-Stepdown ICU-Weekend Option Part Time Night Shift
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Apply at Southern Illinois Healthcare
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
Tell me about a time you noticed something subtle overnight that turned out to be serious.
What they are checking: Whether they reassess carefully at night when patients are sleeping and changes are easy to miss.
You need ACLS within a year. What emergency situations have you handled so far?
What they are checking: Whether they have real experience in emergencies or a solid plan to get there.
What would you do
As a weekend option nurse, you may not know the regular staff well. How do you fit into the team quickly?
What they are checking: Whether they can build working relationships fast and ask for help when they need it.
How do you decide whether to wake a provider at night about a change in a patient?
What they are checking: Whether they use clear criteria and SBAR so they call when needed and give useful information.
How do you handle a patient who won't stop pulling at their lines overnight?
What they are checking: Whether they try less restrictive options first and follow restraint policies when needed.
About the work
It's night shift on stepdown and your patient on a cardiac drip becomes hypotensive. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Whether they can manage drip-related instability safely overnight when providers may be harder to reach.
How do you tell when a stepdown patient needs to move up to the ICU?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize early signs of deterioration and escalate instead of waiting for a crisis.
What do you watch for in a patient newly transferred from the ICU to stepdown?
What they are checking: Whether they know transfer patients carry higher risk and need close early monitoring.
How do you prevent falls with confused older patients during the night?
What they are checking: Whether they use practical prevention steps like rounding, alarms and toileting schedules.
How do you give a clear morning handoff after a long weekend night?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate events, changes and pending items so day shift can continue care safely.
Practice this interview out loud.
Offer builds a real interview for this exact role at Southern Illinois Healthcare from your resume and this job description, asks the questions one at a time, and tells you what landed. The first one is free.
Practice this out loudThe full job description
As published by Southern Illinois Healthcare.