RN, Registered Nurse | Medical Psychiatric Unit
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked with a psychiatrist and a hospitalist on the same patient. How did you keep the plan aligned?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep medical and psychiatric plans aligned so the patient does not get mixed messages.
How do you take care of yourself after a hard shift on a behavioral health unit?
What they are checking: Whether they have healthy ways to recover from hard shifts, which keeps nurses in this work long term.
How do you support families who are struggling with a loved one's behavior changes?
What they are checking: Whether they can help families understand and cope with behavior changes in someone they love.
This role rotates days and PMs with every other weekend. How have you managed a rotating schedule?
What they are checking: Whether they can reliably work rotating days and evenings with weekends, which this unit needs covered.
What would you do
A patient becomes aggressive and staff are at risk. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they try de-escalation first and know how to use emergency procedures safely when it fails.
A patient refuses their medications. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they respect a patient's right to refuse while still keeping them safe and informing the team.
About the work
How do you care for a patient with dementia who is also recovering from a medical illness?
What they are checking: Combining medical and psychiatric care, which is the core of this unit.
Walk me through how you monitor a patient going through alcohol withdrawal.
What they are checking: Whether they know withdrawal scoring tools and warning signs well enough to catch a patient getting worse.
How do you communicate with a patient on the autism spectrum who is overwhelmed by the hospital?
What they are checking: Adjusting care for patients with autism, which the posting lists.
What do you know about Huntington's disease, and what care needs do these patients have?
What they are checking: Whether they understand rare neuropsychiatric conditions like Huntington's that this unit regularly treats.
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