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At Stanford Hospital, we pride ourselves on the ability to work together as part of a larger team. Talk about a great team that you were a part of in the past. What made the team great and what role did you play on the team?
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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.
Stanford Hospital takes teamwork seriously and holds it as a core value and expectation of all employees. In providing the best care possible to patients, solid teamwork is required as the patient is cared for by many people in many different settings throughout their span as a patient. For this question, your interviewer will seek insight into how you feel a team works best by having you talk about your best experience working as part of a team. In your experience, talk about the role or roles you feel comfortable playing as part of a larger team and express to your interviewer that you thrive in a team-based environment.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"The current team of techs that I work with in our Radiology unit is very cohesive and a great team to be a part of. What makes our team function so highly together is our ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with each other, even if we are giving each other constructive feedback. We all sense that we are working towards common goals, which stems from our director being open and honest with us through communication. And while we are a diverse group in age and background, we all feel a sense of belonging to the group and the decisions we make."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In my first job as a Physician Assistant out of my program, I joined a small family practice clinic with four physicians and four mid-level providers. What made this team so great to be a part of was the respect we all showed for each other and the knowledge and expertise each of us brought to the table. As a new graduate, I felt welcomed right away to the team by the physicians and my mid-level colleagues and was empowered to make decisions right off the bat when I started. At first, I was a worker bee as part of the team. But slowly, I started taking the lead on areas I had trained extensively and was a go-to for my providers at times."
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This is a several-part question, so you want to ensure you answer all of the interviewer's questions in your response. Be sure to talk about the team, your role, and what made the team great.
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We had a team leader at the ICU, we had to organize together to provide the best patient care possible. We had a tech at times but not always. So if I was available I would help with blood sugars and temps. If not the person with the lightest patient load would check on their teammates. The team was great because everyone was willing to help. I usually played the role of team leader.
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It sounds like you played a valuable role on this team and as a result, your team was able to achieve its outcomes. You mention being a team leader, but it would be helpful to also add a sentence or two about exactly what that role entailed. Did you drive others' work forward? Were you a motivator? Did you delegate tasks or fill in gaps? Being a team leader can mean a lot of different things, depending on the project at hand. Giving your interviewer a few impactful details about what actions you took as a team leader will make your answer come alive.
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