31North York General Hospital Interview Questions & Answers
1.Patient care requires a strong amount of compassion. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?
2.North York General Hospital is one of the leading medical academic centers in Canada. What is your experience working with medical students, nursing students or other medical trainees and why do you feel this realm of healthcare is important?
3.In the healthcare services industry there are many emotions in a day. Have your emotions ever been in the way of your productivity?
4.Tell me about your healthcare related education and training.
5.At North York General Hospital we take pride in our great relationships with clients, vendors, coworkers, and patients. Do you consider yourself to be a strong relationship builder?
6.North York General Hospital deploys one of the largest Family and Community Medicine practices in the country. What is your experience working with the primary care setting and why is it important?
7.In order to work for North York General Hospital, you must be able to pass a full criminal background check. Do you consent to a full background check?
8.Healthcare service companies require strong organizational skills and attention to detail. How do you ensure that your work is properly organized, and highly accurate?
9.North York General Hospital is committed to developing our employees to help them grow and succeed as professionals. What are your ultimate career goals and what have you done so far in your career to help towards this goal?
10.Talk about your experiences working with a diverse group of colleagues and patients/customers. How do you ensure that you treat all people fairly, no matter what walk of life they come from?
11.Have you ever been involved in ordering medical supplies, maintaining inventory, or other types of health care related administrative duties?
12.At NYGH, our patients come first in everything we do and every decision we make. Give an example of a time you put the needs of a patient first when others may not have in the same situation?
13.North York General Hospital seeks to hire those with strong problem solving skills. When were you able to successfully resolve a problem in the workplace?
14.North York General Hospital takes pride in treating others with respect and dignity. How do you go about doing this in your current role?
15.How would you describe your personality?
16.What is one way that you demonstrate integrity by acting and working in a professional manner? How does this translate to great patient care?
17.Do you prefer to work in a team based position or individually?
18.North York General Hospital supports a healthy work/life balance for all employees. How do you balance life and work?
19.Tell me about yourself.
20.North York General Hospital values the ability to show compassion toward our patients and colleagues. Give an example of a time you used an empathetic approach to a patient's situation and why was that approach important for the situation?
21.North York General Hospital has been conducting research into bridging the gap between hospital and primary care to make the overall care for patients better. From your perspective, where have you seen improvements in gaps between the two?
22.If North York General Hospital hired you today, what would you accomplish first?
23.Think about a difficult boss, professor or coworker. What made him or her difficult? How did you successfully interact with this person?
24.With the ongoing changes in the healthcare services 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.North York General Hospital is dedicated to medical research and our staff devote a lot of time and effort into research efforts. Have you been involved in medical research in any way or have you witnessed the benefits of research in the industry?
28.What is your greatest weakness?
29.Why do you think you will be successful in this role with North York General Hospital?
30.North York General Hospital has what we call Joy at Work initiatives to help promote a fun work environment for our colleagues. Talk about your thoughts on the importance of this.
31.North York General Hospital partners with many local community organizations on comprehensive mental health services for our patients. Why is this important to you?
