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Question 6 of 31 for our Emory Healthcare Mock Interview

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Question 6 of 31

How do you make time for the administrative duties in your work?

"As an Occupational Therapist in the fast-paced hospital setting, keeping up on emails, phone calls and patient charting is extremely important. The great thing about my current patient scheduling is that it automatically feeds to my Outlook calendar and patient appointments are almost always set at least one week out. At the end of each work week, I take time look at my calendar for the coming week to block time for checking emails, keeping up on training sessions, making phone calls and organizing any upcoming presentations that I have. This method helps me stay on top of the side tasks outside of working with my patients directly."

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  • 6. How do you make time for the administrative duties in your work?

      How to Answer

      No matter what career path you have chosen in healthcare, there is a side to your job that entails paperwork, charting, email communication and many other things. While patient care is always priority number one, these other duties are important as well for a variety of reasons. For this question, your interviewer will be looking to hear that you find these duties important and they'll be looking to hear how you take time to ensure that work doesn't get left behind. Talk about strategies that you use to make the time and explain the administrative type duties that you're used to performing.

      Written by Ryan Brunner on December 13th, 2018

      1st Answer Example

      "As an Occupational Therapist in the fast-paced hospital setting, keeping up on emails, phone calls and patient charting is extremely important. The great thing about my current patient scheduling is that it automatically feeds to my Outlook calendar and patient appointments are almost always set at least one week out. At the end of each work week, I take time look at my calendar for the coming week to block time for checking emails, keeping up on training sessions, making phone calls and organizing any upcoming presentations that I have. This method helps me stay on top of the side tasks outside of working with my patients directly."

      Written by Ryan Brunner on December 13th, 2018

      2nd Answer Example

      "As a CRNA in a very busy OR in a level one trauma center, finding time for administrative duties like keeping up on email and ensuring supplies are ordered can be difficult at times. For these duties, I keep a standing block of time on my calendar at least twice a week for office type duties and our department assistant works closely with me on rearranging that time if needed for cases. In today's digital world, a lot of important information comes through email and I can't ever get behind on keeping up with things so I make that a priority when I am not seeing patients."

      Written by Ryan Brunner

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      Anonymous Answer

      "Patient care is the first priority, but we can't provide good patient care without taking care of the admin and clerical side of things. I make it a priority to keep up with my emails and other communication methods, such as the 'When I Work' app, and I rely heavily on using my calendar to remind me of tasks and upcoming meetings to help me better manage my schedule. Taking that few minutes after a patient exam to fill out the worksheet so that you don't get backed up with a ton of them later is important as well."

      Rachelle's Feedback

      The detail that you offer regarding your systems and process is very helpful. Nicely done! One small tweak - avoid switching between 'I' language and 'You' language at the end. By sticking with 'I' language, it will keep your answer more direct and personalized. I have provided a revision, below.
      "Patient care is my priority, but I cant provide good patient care without taking care of the admin and clerical side of things. I make it a priority to keep up with my emails and other communications methods such as the 'When I Work' app. I rely heavily on my calendar to remind me of tasks and upcoming meetings to help me better manage my schedule. Taking that few minutes after a patient exam to fill out the worksheet so that I don't get backed up with a ton of them later is essential as well."
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