Are there any procedures that you are looking to forward to performing in this role as our next nurse practitioner? Are there any that you wouldn't care to perform?

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In looking to bring you into their department at this organization, your interviewer will be trying to understand which medical procedures you are comfortable and competent in handling. Before your interview, it will be important for you to research the specific position you are interviewing for so you can speak to your experiences and strengths in performing the procedures required for this role. As you answer, think back on your experiences so far in your career to talk about what skills you can bring to this team. Then be sure to be open and honest about any procedures that you are inexperienced with. If possible, try to reiterate to your interviewer that you are open and willing to learn any new procedures that you are not familiar with.

"I feel very fortunate to have been exposed to some great procedural techniques during my clinical rotation with a great Dermatologist. If hired here at your organization, I have hands-on experience with shave and punch biopsies, excision, and cryotherapy. I would greatly look forward to building these skills in my practice. The one area in dermatology that I was not exposed to was laser therapy, and it sounds like this is a part of your practice. I would hope to learn this procedure by shadowing providers that are competent in it."

"As you can see from my resume, I have many years of experience as a surgical Nurse Practitioner. I would come to your team with first assist skills in GI, ortho, cardiovascular and colorectal surgeries. My skills include graft harvesting, retraction, and wound closures. I would look forward to utilizing all of these skills as part of your organization. As well, there aren't any procedures that I would shy away from. If I needed additional training, I wouldn't hesitate to ask."

"The real appeal to me in this role with your organization is the variety of procedures I would be performing on patients. I have experience in a family practice clinic and have many invaluable skills to bring to your team. I would look forward to the opportunity to work with patients in need of IUD placements, colposcopies, and any procedures related to pregnancy evaluation and management. If hired at your organization, I could use some brushing up in my skin laceration and suturing skills."