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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?
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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.
At the heart of this question lies your integrity in your work, something that Stony Brook University values in its ICARE philosophy. For you answer, think of a situation where patient care, safety, quality or another vital factor to the success of your organization was being compromised. Talk about your thought process in regard to why you decided to approach your supervisor or director about the issue and explain why others may have been hesitant to do so. Reiterate that you had the best in mind for patients or your colleagues when you took the issue forward and also speak about any lessons you may have learned from the situation.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"Last year, when I was covering for a week on our Med/Surg unit, I noticed that the supply room was not meeting fire code in the hospital with boxes stacked up to the ceiling and the sprinkler being blocked as well. Being a part of the safety committee with my organization, I knew these were violations of code. Upon asking one of the nurse in the unit, I gathered that the team stocked the closet as full as possible to avoid running out of supplies during their busy shifts. Knowing this was an issue and a potential Joint Commission finding if a survey were to happen, I spoke to the shift supervisor about the issues and changes were made even prior to my shift early the next week. She was appreciative I brought the issues forward due to the glaring safety concerns."
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