Registered Nurse, Telemetry - Part-Time Days
Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you noticed a patient getting worse before the numbers made it obvious. What did you see, and who did you call?
What they are checking: Whether they trust their assessment enough to escalate early, which is what saves cardiac patients on a night shift.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with how a coworker or provider was handling a patient's care. How did you raise it?
What they are checking: Whether they speak up through the chain of command calmly, instead of staying quiet or creating conflict.
The posting mentions unit performance improvement and shared governance. Tell me about a change on a unit that you helped with or would want to help with.
What they are checking: Whether they see themselves as part of improving care on the unit, not only finishing their own tasks.
What would you do
This is a night position, 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. How do you call a sleeping physician about a patient, and how do you make that call count?
What they are checking: Whether they organize a clear, brief report like SBAR so the doctor can act on it quickly.
You have five patients tonight, one is a new admit with chest pain and another is confused and pulling at their leads. How do you set your priorities?
What they are checking: Whether they triage by risk and use their CNA and charge nurse instead of trying to do everything alone.
About the work
Your patient's monitor alarms and the strip shows a new run of V-tach while you're in another room. Walk me through your first two minutes.
What they are checking: Whether they check the patient before the screen and know when to call a rapid response instead of waiting.
How do you tell artifact from a real rhythm change on telemetry, and what do you do when you're not sure?
What they are checking: Whether they confirm at the bedside and ask for a second read rather than silencing an alarm on a guess.
You're about to give metoprolol and the heart rate is 54 with a blood pressure of 92 over 58. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they hold and question an order instead of giving a medication just because it is scheduled.
A patient on a heparin drip has a new nosebleed and their PTT just came back high. Talk me through it.
What they are checking: Whether they know high-alert drip protocols and act on bleeding risk before following the routine titration.
How do you teach a heart failure patient going home about daily weights, fluid limits and when to call the doctor?
What they are checking: Whether their teaching is plain and checked with teach-back, since readmissions often come from what patients misunderstood.
What do you check before you hand off a telemetry patient at 7 a.m.?
What they are checking: Whether their handoff covers rhythm, drips, labs and pending issues so nothing important gets lost between shifts.
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