Registered Nurse, Stem Cell/ICU
Posted Jul 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient on your unit deteriorated quickly. What did you do?
What they are checking: Calm, organized response to a rapid decline in high-acuity hematology or oncology patients.
Tell me about a time you supported a patient through a long, isolating hospital stay.
What they are checking: Emotional support skills for transplant patients who are often hospitalized for weeks.
What hematology, oncology, BMT or ICU background do you bring, and where would you need more training?
What they are checking: Honest self-assessment of readiness for a mixed stem cell and ICU assignment.
What would you do
This role covers stem cell transplant, ICU-level care and ambulatory patients. How would you shift gears between them?
What they are checking: Flexibility across acuity levels and the ability to change focus without missing details.
How do you direct a patient care technician when isolation precautions and timing are critical?
What they are checking: Delegation that keeps strict protocols intact when others are helping with care.
About the work
Walk me through how you would monitor a patient in the first weeks after an allogeneic stem cell transplant.
What they are checking: Knowledge of transplant timelines, engraftment and the infection and bleeding risks that follow.
Your post-transplant patient develops a new rash, diarrhea and rising bilirubin. What are you thinking and what do you do?
What they are checking: Recognition of possible graft-versus-host disease and prompt escalation to the transplant team.
How do you protect a neutropenic patient from infection during a busy shift?
What they are checking: Strict infection prevention habits for profoundly immunosuppressed patients.
How do you safely administer blood products to a transplant patient, and what reactions do you watch for?
What they are checking: Knowledge of irradiated products, transfusion reactions and close monitoring in this group.
A patient is developing signs of tumor lysis syndrome. What labs and signs concern you and what do you do?
What they are checking: Recognition of a serious oncologic emergency and knowing what to report quickly.
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