Registered Nurse, Unit Supervisor, Med-Surg - Full-time
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 solved a problem on a unit that kept coming back.
What they are checking: Whether they dig for the root cause instead of patching the same issue every shift.
How do you onboard a new nurse so they are safe on their own by the end of orientation?
What they are checking: Whether they plan orientation with checkpoints and preceptor feedback instead of counting weeks.
Describe a time you had to follow a policy you did not fully agree with. How did you lead your staff through it?
What they are checking: Whether they can support the organization in front of staff while raising concerns through the right channel.
How would your staff describe you as a supervisor?
What they are checking: Whether they have honest self-awareness about their leadership style and how it lands with the people they lead.
What would you do
Two nurses come to you with a conflict that is spilling into patient care. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they deal with conflict quickly and fairly before it becomes a safety and retention problem.
A patient's family is upset about delays in discharge and wants to speak to someone in charge. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can calm a family, find the real cause of the delay, and fix it rather than just apologize.
Your unit is over on overtime this month. How do you bring it down without burning out staff?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage a budget target by fixing scheduling and flow rather than just denying hours.
About the work
Med-surg patients range from routine post-op to very sick. How do you build fair assignments when acuity is uneven?
What they are checking: Whether they weigh workload by patient need, not just patient count, so no nurse is quietly overloaded.
What do Press Ganey and HCAHPS results tell you, and what don't they tell you?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the limits of survey data and use it as a signal, not the whole picture.
What fall-prevention or pressure-injury practices have you seen actually work on a med-surg floor?
What they are checking: Whether they know which safety bundles change outcomes and how to keep staff using them consistently.
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