Ideally, your interviewer is looking to hire the ultimate team player to be their next CNA. As part of their overall healthcare team, you will be working closely with many healthcare professionals, and this team can include physicians, nurses, and other providers. As you answer, be sure to explain your ability to communicate, be flexible, be reliable, and be accountable in all that you do. Talk to the interviewer about your role on the team you are on now and what team-based role you feel the most comfortable in at this point of your career.

"I'm currently a part of a four-person team that works each shift. We are constantly helping one another and lifting each other up. We've created a rotating schedule, so one of us isn't bogged down with constant paperwork or tending to the same patients each day. We all have different personalities, but it hasn't seemed to be an issue. We are all there to provide the best care possible to our patients. The success of our team-based atmosphere relies on consistent communication, and I consider myself to be a great listener and communicator on the job. At times, I don't hesitate to take the lead on things. As well, I can easily and readily take direction from others. I enjoy coming to work every day to work with my amazing teammates."