I applied in-person. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Santa Clara, CA) in Oct 2012
Interview
Handle 40 to 80 bed unit during a time period including employee reviews, regional goals and attendance. The assistant management follows the management style and work philosphy. They champion one or two issues in the unit to encourage, direct and reprimand front line staff into following the standards.
The interviews were divided up in three separate panels. One panel included management and educators. The second group included physicians. The third panel was made up of front line staff. Each panel interview took approximately an hour.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How would you handle a situation that you had to present and support an idea that you didn't agree we?
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente
Interview
Very long process. I applied for the position almost a year before being contacted. After the interview, I was told I would receive an answer in the next 3 months. I never received a call or email, I had to reach out to them. At the time of setting up my interview, I was told there would be 2 other people at the interview from other departments. When I arrived to my interview, there were 6 people who took turns asking me questions. A majority of the questions were scenario questions and it was difficult to determine what they were looking for from them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a question regarding a difficult situation in dealing with a subordinate and how I handled it.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente
Interview
3 Manager panel interview with generic interview questions related to experience in similar positions held, management style, short and long term career plans, and expectations working in the unit. Followed by 10 panel interview with unit nurses, probing questions focused on management style, and extent of loyalty to staff nurses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you respond to staff nurse complaints against your own manager colleagues playing favourites and being unfair to the staff nurses?
