Perioperative Nurse Mock Interview
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Question 21 of 25
Are you a team player? How well do you work with others?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Surgical teams in hospitals big and small consist of a large group of highly specialized healthcare professionals. Perioperative nurses play a key role in patient outcomes when working alongside surgeons, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, surgical techs, and other professionals in the setting. Knowing that solid teamwork is important on their team, your interviewer is hoping to get an honest assessment of what type of team player you are if they're going to seriously consider you for the role. As you openly discuss your ability to be a great colleague, it will be important for you to highlight your communication and leadership skills as a nurse that you've developed up to this point in your career. If you can, try to mention any direct feedback you've received throughout your career on your ability to be a great team player.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"Your surgical team would be getting a perioperative nurse who is fluent in changing conditions, always has a positive attitude, and is an open and effective communicator. If you were to contact my references, my current charge nurse would tell you that I have great working relationships with my current nurse colleagues and physicians because I'm always willing to lend a helping hand and do so with a smile on my face. She has given me a lot of feedback over the years and won't hesitate to mention that my communication skills have helped prevent major incidents with patients because I'm always willing to speak up when I spot something out of the ordinary. I can take charge and lead others when needed, while also taking direction easily."
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