Throughout a patient's cancer care journey, they will be working with a broad team of individuals and the oncology nurse plays a critical part on that team. Knowing that the team you are interviewing to join includes physicians, mid-level providers, fellow nurses, chemo and radiation therapists, social workers, and other staff, it will be important for your interviewer to understand what preferred role you play in a larger team effort. Some characteristics you surely want to highlight as you answer this question are your ability to communicate openly and clearly, your penchant for collaboration in the clinic setting, and your ability to take the lead when necessary in the patient care setting. If you have an example of a time your teamwork skills benefited a workplace situation, don't hesitate to talk about that here.
