Nurse Extern applicants have rated the interview process at HCA Healthcare with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Nurse Extern roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HCA Healthcare overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HCA Healthcare as a Nurse Extern according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 22%
Background check: 21%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 3%
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I was asked to describe how I handled an upset patient, why they should hire me, and what would I do if I had an issue with an employee. Then I completed a peer interview with an RN on the floor who just asked me more about how I would handle difficult situations.
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Question 1
Describe a difficult patient interaction and how you handled it.
Was with the Nurse Manager and 2-3 nurses. Interview was about 30 minutes to an hour long. Was more focused on how you work as a team. They really like my customer experience!
I interviewed with three different people. It took two hours and met with clinical leader of both units, charge nurse, and HR. questions were not bad, just a lot of situation based
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HCA Healthcare (Reston, VA) in Nov 2024
Interview
It was quick and simple, she just asked about my school, when I would graduate and my past work experiences if I had any and we schedule a in person interview with a “shadowing” experience