Stony Brook University Hospital Mock Interview

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At Stony Brook University Hospital, accountability is an integral part of our ICARE philosophy. Talk about a time where you were accountable for your actions after making a mistake on the job. How did you go about owning up to that mistake?

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Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

Being able to take responsibility for your actions is critical to show that you are accountable in your work. Your interviewer knows that your are human and that you make mistakes in your work, so don't hesitate to point a work mistake out to them. What is more important for you answering this question is that you demonstrate that you owned up to your mistake and learned an important lesson from that mistake. In your example, be open and honest with your interviewer regarding the situation and elaborate on those lessons learned and your ability to take responsibility for your mistakes.

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

"During one of my first shifts after taking my job with my current employer, I realized that I had provided a patient with wrong instructions on how to find our dialysis clinic that was located off-site. Immediately, I took every step possible to obtain the patient's contact information to get a hold of him. Luckily, our schedulers had his phone number and I immediately called him. He was very appreciative as he had just left our clinic and had to simply turnaround on the next exit to head the right way. Knowing he had an initial consult there, I called the dialysis center to let them know he'd be a little late. After doing this, I approached my director to let her know what had happened for transparency and to hopefully prevent this again. Because of approaching her, we had nice business cards created with the address for dialysis so we could easily hand to patients."

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31Stony Brook University Hospital Interview Questions & Answers

1.Patient care requires a strong amount of compassion. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?

2.At Stony Brook University Hospital we seek to hire individuals who display a keen interest in the healthcare arena. Would you consider yourself dedicated to a career in healthcare services?

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.Talk about a time where you had to approach your leader about handling a difficult situation in the workplace when other colleagues were hesitant to do so. Why was it important that you did this?

6.What is your patient care philosophy?

7.In order to work for Stony Brook University 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.If you could expand your knowledge and expertise in any area of healthcare services, which would you choose?

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.At Stony Brook University Hospital, accountability is an integral part of our ICARE philosophy. Talk about a time where you were accountable for your actions after making a mistake on the job. How did you go about owning up to that mistake?

12.At Stony Brook University Hospital we seek to hire individuals who have ambitions of growing their career. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?

13.Stony Brook University Hospital seeks to hire those with strong problem solving skills. When were you able to successfully resolve a problem in the workplace?

14.When have you shown a willingness to learn a new method or new approach to solving a problem?

15.How would you describe your personality?

16.Stony Brook University Hospital has a diverse workforce. When have you worked amongst a diverse group of people?

17.Stony Brook University Hospital is continually involved in groundbreaking medical research. Have you ever been involved in medical research during your career?

18.Stony Brook University Hospital 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 Stony Brook University 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.At Stony Brook University Hospital, we pride ourselves on being an HRO - a high reliability organization. How do you ensure that your work is error free on a day to day basis?