DaVita Mock Interview

Practice 35 DaVita interview questions covering patient care values, clinical scenarios, and teamwork in dialysis environments.

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At DaVita, we seek to hire healthcare professionals who have a passion for our industry. If you could increase public awareness on any healthcare-related issue, which would you choose?

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Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

DaVita is best known as one of the largest kidney care providers in the United States. Talk to the interviewer about the areas of healthcare you are passionate about. Consider which issue you would bring more public awareness to if you could. Be sure to add value to what DaVita is doing as well. If you have a connection to their cause, this is a great time to mention it.

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"There are so many healthcare issues that I am passionate about, but if I could choose one, I wish that the general public were more aware of the signs and dangers of undiagnosed childhood diabetes. Of course, kidney disease is also a major concern for me, which is part of the reason I applied to work with DaVita. My aunt passed from kidney failure last year, much too young. What you are doing here at DaVita is remarkable."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"This is a tough question; there are so many underfunded and worthy healthcare issues. If I could increase public awareness of any healthcare-related issue, I would choose pancreatic cancer. Cancer receives a lot of awareness; however, pancreatic cancer does not. This year, over 53,000 people in the USA will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and nearly 80% will die from the disease - both men and women."

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I wish that the general public were more aware of early detection of kidney disease and more aware of the signs and dangers of undiagnosed diabetes in young adults. My best friend died of kidney failure at 30. She was too young, and I think that could have been prevented or her life could have been prolonged with dialysis.

Alexandra's Feedback

Awesome answer. This shows knowledge of the field, personal experience and passion.

Anonymous Answer

I would choose lung cancer. Most people think that you have to smoke to have lung cancer. Not true. Need more awareness for cancer.

Lauren's Feedback

This is a wonderful response. Be ready to answer follow-up questions based on your response. See below.

"How would you spread public awareness about lung cancer?"
"Have you been involved in public education in previous roles?"

Anonymous Answer

If I could increase public awareness on any healthcare issue, I think it would be great to educate the people with diabetes and hypertension to avoid having to go on dialysis, to begin with.

Rachelle's Feedback

Preventative action is the key to managing a lot of health care issues. Good answer!

Anonymous Answer

I would choose to educate patients on how to control high BP and type 2 diabetes as these are the leading cause of end-stage kidney failure. Uncontrolled BP was the main reason my mother went into kidney failure and now needs dialysis. With proper nutrition and exercise, this could of being prolonged.

Rachelle's Feedback

Having a personal connection to the healthcare issue you wish to highlight is a memorable and authentic way to answer. Nicely said.

Anonymous Answer

I would choose high blood pressure. Through my experience of working at a Medical Practice facility, I have been able to see firsthand how many individuals are struggling with this. As this is one of the main causes of kidney disease it is important to educate patients early on how to lower their blood pressure by changing their diet, exercising, etc.

Stephanie's Feedback

This is a great response! You clearly identify a healthcare issue that is important to you, and you personalize the response by sharing how you became invested in this issue and why awareness is critical.

Anonymous Answer

There are so many healthcare-related issues, I would increase public awareness of Liver Cancer. My mother passed away from Liver cancer because she was not diagnosed early. The general 5-year survival rate in the United States is 20%. For people with liver transplants, the survival rate is 60% to 70%. Kidney disease is also a healthcare-related issue that I would bring public awareness to healthcare.

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DaVita Mock Interview

At DaVita, we seek to hire healthcare professionals who have a passion for our industry. If you could increase public awareness on any healthcare-related issue, which would you choose?

35Davita, Inc. Interview Questions & Answers

1.At DaVita, we seek to hire healthcare professionals who have a passion for our industry. If you could increase public awareness on any healthcare-related issue, which would you choose?

2.At DaVita, we seek to hire individuals dedicated to their professional development. If you could improve your knowledge on any healthcare-related topic, which would you choose?

3.At DaVita, we see a lot of candidate interest for positions such as this. Why are you the best candidate for us?

4.There are many options for employment in the healthcare field. Why do you want to work for DaVita?

5.What type of career growth would you like to see with DaVita? How can we help you advance?

6.In your opinion, what is the most important quality you can possess as a healthcare professional?

7.Working in healthcare is a very demanding career path. What keeps you motivated on the hardest days?

8.At DaVita, we seek to hire individuals who value education. Walk me through your related post-secondary education. Where did you struggle most? Which courses were your favorite?

9.What do you feel we do best here at DaVita?

10.What do you know about the workplace culture at DaVita? What is your ideal workplace environment?

11.In your opinion, what has been the most significant advancement in healthcare this year? How do you stay up to date on new trends and breakthroughs in the healthcare industry?

12.Tell me about your greatest work-related accomplishment.

13.In the healthcare industry, problems arise frequently. When a major problem arises, what is your first reaction?

14.When have you been asked to perform a function or complete a task in which you had little or no experience?

15.Do you consider yourself a patient person? How do you increase your patience level in challenging situations?

16.Do you think it is possible to be a good team member yet disagree with the leader?

17.What is your greatest weakness?

18.What is your personal mission statement?

19.When are your leadership skills the most effective?

20.Rate your communication skills from 1-10 with proper examples backing your given rating.

21.How do you handle communicating bad news to a fellow worker or subordinate?

22.If you were not able to be in the healthcare profession, what other careers do you see yourself doing?

23.Do you think honesty is always the best policy?

24.How do you determine priorities when you have multiple projects due?

25.How would your co-workers describe your attention to detail?

26.What are your salary expectations for this role with DaVita?

27.What makes you a great problem solver?

28.What do you think might be the greatest challenges faced in this job with DaVita? How will you overcome these challenges?

29.Who has inspired you in your life and why?

30.How do you manage your time, even on the busiest days?

31.What is DaVita's mission?

32.This concludes our interview. Do you have any questions for me?

33.What experience do you have working with our target population?

34.Tell me about an organization or group you have contributed to outside of work.

35.Give me an example of a time you had to be extra diligent in order to meet a deadline.