RN, NICU Transport
Posted Jul 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Tell me about your NICU experience and the sickest infants you have cared for.
What they are checking: Whether their critical care foundation is strong enough for independent transport work.
Tell me about a time you had to make a critical decision without a physician physically present.
What they are checking: Comfort with the expanded critical care decisions the posting says transport nurses make.
This role has rotating 12-hour shifts and occasional on-call. How do you stay ready when a call comes at night?
What they are checking: Whether they can function safely when called in tired, which matters for patient safety.
Tell me about a time you worked with chaplains or social workers to support a family in the NICU.
What they are checking: Whether they use the full multidisciplinary team the posting describes.
What would you do
On transport, you are often far from backup. How do you prepare before you leave for a pickup?
What they are checking: Thorough preparation of equipment, medications and information, since mistakes are harder to fix on the road.
You arrive at a small hospital and the infant is sicker than reported. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Ability to stabilize before moving and communicate respectfully with the referring team.
How do you support parents who are watching their baby be taken to another hospital?
What they are checking: Compassion and clear communication with frightened families during a separation.
About the work
A newborn you are transporting starts having apnea and bradycardia. What do you do?
What they are checking: Rapid neonatal resuscitation response in a confined, moving environment.
How do you keep a premature infant's temperature stable during transport?
What they are checking: Awareness that hypothermia is a major risk in transport and knowing the steps to prevent it.
How do you manage a neonatal airway, and what is your experience with intubated infants?
What they are checking: Their airway competence, since airway problems are the most common transport emergency.
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