Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Clinics
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This role supervises nursing staff caring for groups of patients. Tell me about a time you had to direct a coworker who did not want to be directed.
What they are checking: Whether they can lead peers clearly without being bossy or backing down on patient safety.
Tell me about a time you caught a mistake before it reached a patient.
What they are checking: Whether they have real safety habits and speak up, not just good intentions.
Memorial's standards are safety, courtesy, quality and efficiency. Tell me about a time two of those pulled against each other.
What they are checking: Whether they can explain a real trade-off and land on safety without dismissing the others.
How do you keep your skills sharp when outpatient work may not expose you to acute situations often?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of competency for rare emergencies they still must handle well.
What would you do
A patient in recovery after an outpatient procedure has a heart rate climbing and says they feel off, but their ride is already here. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they resist pressure to discharge on schedule when a patient's condition is not settled.
The department runs on schedules. What do you do when a procedure runs long and three patients are waiting in pre-op?
What they are checking: Whether they keep waiting patients informed and safe while helping the day recover, not just reacting.
A patient arrives for a procedure and tells you they ate breakfast this morning. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they know to stop, notify the provider and anesthesia, and explain the delay kindly to the patient.
About the work
Outpatient care here covers all age groups. Tell me how you adjust your assessment for a toddler versus an older adult coming in for the same procedure.
What they are checking: Whether they truly adapt assessment and communication across ages, which the posting explicitly requires.
Walk me through the nursing process on a patient you cared for recently, from assessment through evaluation.
What they are checking: Whether they think in a structured cycle and actually go back to evaluate whether the plan worked.
How do you make sure discharge instructions actually stick for a patient going home the same day?
What they are checking: Whether they use teach-back and check understanding, since outpatients have no nurse watching them overnight.
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