31Virginia Mason Medical Center Interview Questions & Answers
1.Patient care requires a strong amount of compassion. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?
2.At Virginia Mason Medical Center 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.During your career, what types of safety initiatives have you been involved in and why were these important to you?
4.Tell me about your healthcare related education and training.
5.At Virginia Mason Medical Center we take pride in our great relationships with clients, vendors, coworkers, and patients. Do you consider yourself to be a strong relationship builder?
6.What is your patient care philosophy?
7.At Virginia Mason Medical Center, we have strong outreach care programs available to patients in rural locations. Have you participated in outreach before in your career?
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.Have you ever been involved in ordering medical supplies, maintaining inventory, or other types of health care related administrative duties?
12.At Virginia Mason Medical Center we seek to hire individuals who have ambitions of growing their career. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?
13.Virginia Mason Medical Center seeks to hire those with strong problem solving skills. When were you able to successfully resolve a problem in the workplace?
14.Here at Virginia Mason Medical Center, we are in the continual pursuit of the perfect patient experience. In your mind, what does the perfect patient experience entail for those that you work with?
15.How would you describe your personality?
16.Virginia Mason Medical Center has a diverse workforce. When have you worked amongst a diverse group of people?
17.Do you prefer to work in a team based position or individually?
18.Virginia Mason Medical Center supports a healthy work/life balance for all employees. How do you balance life and work?
19.Tell me about yourself.
20.What are some ways that you would say that you work efficiently and why is this important?
21.If you could expand your knowledge and expertise in any healthcare service area, which would you choose?
22.If Virginia Mason Medical Center 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.In the time that you spend face to face with your patients, what is important to get accomplished in your mind?
28.What is your greatest weakness?
29.Why do you think you will be successful in this role with Virginia Mason Medical Center?
30.Do you think it is possible to be a good team member, yet disagree with the leader?
31.What do you know about Virginia Mason Medical Center's community improvement efforts? Why do you feel these things are important to the greater community we operate in?