How to Answer: How timely would you say your charting and dictations were during residency training?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a PICU Fellowship job interview.
11. How timely would you say your charting and dictations were during residency training?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
Getting behind on charting after a long and busy day happens in any practice, and this is especially true for residents and fellows in training. Your interviewers ask a question regarding the timelines of your charting and dictation to hear how you prioritize these tasks during a busy and that you can do what is necessary for a patient's record, even on the busiest of days as a PICU Fellow.
Written by Ryan Brunner on May 10th, 2022
How to Answer
Speak openly and honestly about how you prioritized your patient charting during your Pediatrics Residency training, and push your answer further by highlighting any direct feedback you received. If you experienced a time where your charting/dictation wasn't timely, it is okay to bring that situation up as long as you can express what you learned from it moving forward into PICU Fellowship.
Written by Ryan Brunner on May 10th, 2022
Answer Example
"Although I've been occasionally remiss in keeping all sign-offs and dictations current, I feel it is important to be diligent in keeping current. It is not lost on me that reimbursement by third-party payers can be affected by incomplete charts. Just as important is the need for accuracy, and the specifics of a procedure or rounds can be spotty if too much time has passed. For these reasons, I agree that keeping current is important and would always strive to be timely in my charting as a Pediatric Intensive Care Fellow with your program."
Written by Ryan Brunner on May 10th, 2022