35Austin Health Interview Questions & Answers
1.Austin Health takes pride in offering compassionate care to all patients. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?
2.At Austin Health, we seek to hire individuals who display a keen interest in the healthcare arena. Would you consider yourself dedicated to a career in healthcare?
3.This job can take a toll on your emotions. Have your emotions ever interfered with your ability to perform your job?
4.Tell me about your education and training that makes you qualified for this position.
5.At Austin Health we take pride in our great relationships with clients, vendors, coworkers, and patients. Do you consider yourself to be a strong relationship builder?
6.What is your patient care philosophy?
7.Austin Health requires all candidates to submit to a background investigation. What will be the worst thing we discover in your background check?
8.This position requires strong organizational skills and attention to detail. How would you describe your organizational skills?
9.How would you describe your communication skills?
10.It is often said that a career in healthcare is a 'thankless job.' How can we keep you motivated and engaged, even on the days when you feel your work goes unnoticed?
11.Have you ever been tasked with ordering medical supplies, maintaining inventory, or other types of administrative duties?
12.At Austin Health we seek to hire individuals who have ambitions of growing their career. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?
13.Austin Health is looking for individuals with strong problem-solving skills. Please describe when you successfully resolved a problem in the workplace.
14.When have you had to learn a new method or new approach to solving a problem? How was that experience?
15.Why did you leave your last job?
16.Austin Health prides itself on its diverse workforce. When have you worked among a diverse group of people?
17.Do you prefer to work in a team-based position or individually?
18.Austin Health supports a healthy work/life balance for all employees. How do you balance life and work?
19.Tell me about yourself.
20.What part of your healthcare career brings you the most stress?
21.If you could expand your knowledge and expertise in any healthcare service area, which would you choose?
22.If Austin Health hired you today, what would you accomplish first?
23.Think about a difficult boss, professor, or coworker. What made them difficult? How did you successfully interact with this person?
24.With the ongoing changes in the healthcare industry, how do you keep your knowledge current?
25.What type of work environment do you dislike working in?
26.In your opinion, what makes you a great problem solver?
27.Rate your problem solving skills from 1-10. How do you justify your rating?
28.What is your greatest weakness?
29.Why do you think you will be successful in this role with Austin Health?
30.Austin Health was initially looking for someone with 5 years of experience in a similar role. Considering you have just 2 years' experience, would you be willing to accept this position at a lower salary?
31.How well do you collaborate with others?
32.What do you do when you are given an assignment and are unfamiliar with how to complete the task?
33.Besides vacation and holiday time, how many days were you absent from work last year?
34.Austin Health prides itself on offering inclusive, non-discriminatory care. Do you agree with our approach?
35.This concludes our interview. What questions do you have for me?
