Adventist Health Certified Nursing Assistant Mock Interview
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Question 35 of 35
If hired as our next Certified Nursing Assistant at Adventist Health, how much orientation time do you feel is reasonable to be up and running?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
There is no one size fits all answer to this question because how you answer really depends on the experience you would be bringing to this role. Adventist Health has a standard orientation for all CNA's coming into this role. Beyond the standard, your interviewer is looking to hear what you feel would be reasonable for you to hit the ground running on your own. Be honest about what you feel like you would need in regards to orientation and shadowing. Make sure not to overpromise. Do what is right for you, Adventist Health, and their patients. Be clear about what you need and what they offer as you do not want to find yourself on day two with a difficult patient on a short-staffed unit with minimal support.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I would be happy to answer that question, but first, could you tell me what your current orientation is in terms of hospital-wide policies and CNA-specific orientation? I am confident that I would not need any more hospital orientation time, but I would like to know what orientation on the nursing unit looks like? Will I have several days of shadowing? When that is completed, will we continue to have a mentor on the unit? I would be comfortable with at least one week of shadowing and mentoring on all shifts. I have previous experience, but I would like to get comfortable with the shift flow, equipment, and other tasks. Is there an orientation checklist that I need to complete, such as admissions and discharges, and how much time is allotted for that?"
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