Registered Nurse - Surgical Oncology - Days
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked with physicians and other disciplines to change a patient's plan of care.
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate actively and speak up with their own observations instead of just taking orders.
Tell me about a time a patient or family was unhappy with their care. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they listen, take ownership and fix what they can instead of becoming defensive.
What draws you to oncology, and how do you keep going when patients don't do well?
What they are checking: Whether they have genuine interest in this population and healthy ways of coping with hard outcomes.
What would you do
A patient just learned the surgery found more cancer than expected and is crying when you walk in. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can offer real emotional support while staying within their role and involving the right team members.
This role covers Edward Hospital in Naperville and the Elmhurst Center for Health. How do you adapt when you move between sites?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep consistent, safe practice across locations with different setups and teams.
You have four patients and two need attention at the same time. How do you decide who you see first?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize using clinical reasoning like airway, breathing, circulation and acute changes.
About the work
What do you watch most closely in a patient coming back from a major cancer surgery on the first post-op day?
What they are checking: Whether they know the common post-op risks like bleeding, infection, VTE and pain control in surgical oncology patients.
How do you manage pain for a surgical oncology patient who already takes opioids for cancer pain at home?
What they are checking: Whether they understand opioid tolerance and advocate for adequate pain control without being unsafe.
How do you prepare a patient and family for discharge after a big operation like a colectomy or mastectomy?
What they are checking: Whether their teaching covers wound care, drains, warning signs and follow-up in a way families can actually use.
How do you make sure continuity of care holds up when you hand off a patient at the end of the day?
What they are checking: Whether they give structured handoffs that keep important details from getting lost between nurses.
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