RN, Registered Nurse- Loyola
Posted Jun 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had to deliver hard news or sit with a family through a difficult conversation.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay present and honest in emotional moments without retreating into clinical language.
You're asked to provide statistical and budgetary data for the program. Tell me about any experience you have with data or reporting.
What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable with the program-level, non-bedside parts of this role.
How do you take care of yourself in a role where many of your patients are near the end of life?
What they are checking: Whether they have honest, sustainable ways to manage grief and avoid burnout.
What does Trinity Health's mission of being a compassionate and healing presence mean to you in palliative care specifically?
What they are checking: Whether their personal values match the faith-based mission they will be expected to live out daily.
What would you do
A family wants everything done, but the patient told you privately they're tired and want comfort care. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they center the patient's wishes and help the family hear them, using the team for support.
A referring physician is unhappy because they feel palliative care is taking over their patient. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can protect collaborative relationships with stakeholders while keeping the patient's needs first.
About the work
This Palliative Care RN role provides clinical consultation. Walk me through a first palliative visit with a patient who has advanced heart failure.
What they are checking: Whether they can assess symptoms, goals of care and family understanding rather than just running through a checklist.
How do you tell when a palliative patient is ready to transition to hospice, and how do you bring it up?
What they are checking: Whether they know hospice eligibility signs and can raise the topic gently without rushing or avoiding it.
The role involves developing performance measures and tracking outcomes for the program. What would you measure to know palliative care is working?
What they are checking: Whether they can think about quality beyond single visits, using measures like symptom relief and avoided readmissions.
How would you manage a patient whose pain is not controlled on their current opioid regimen?
What they are checking: Whether they understand pain assessment, breakthrough dosing and coordination with the provider on adjustments.
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