Baptist Health System Florida

smilelovejoy · Dec 15, 2009

Hey... How was the interview for the program? Any tips?

Thanks! and Congrats.

smilelovejoy · Dec 15, 2009

I went in for my interview this afternoon, I think I did good. I was a little nervous and my hands were shaking, but besides that I was able to answer all questions. Now it's time to sit and wait...Please post anything new!!!

How was the interview? Any tips? Thanks! Good luck!!!

valkyria, BSN, RN · Dec 16, 2009

i was a baptist scholar in 2003 and 2004. do not let them see you sweat. they need you as much as you need them. do not listen to the hype about how great baptist is, every place has it draw backs. understand that you will get what ever position is open once you graduate, usually the ones no one wants, night shift mostly. even though night shift pays a bit more, it messes up you circadian clock. they are manipulative and try to throw you off. practice with someone else ( a mock interview). the questions are standard for you by now: why do you want to be a nurse, why do you want to work for baptist, what do you think your best quality is, what is your worst quality, tell me about a situation when you had to settle a dispute, tell me about the worst experience you ever had in nursing school, tell me about the best experience you ever had in nursing school, where do you see yourself in 5 years, in 10 years, why should baptist want you to work for them?

see things from the point of view of the organization, you are a great team player, you are willing to go the extra mile, you have a strong work ethic, you want to learn as much as you can so you can contribute to the unit, be the best nurse you can be for yourself and for the patient and be an asset to the organization. but, understand that the organization, baptist, is trying to get all that they can out of you for the least investment. it is harsh but true. that does not go only for baptist but for tenet health, columbia hca, university of miami, public health trust ( jackson memorial) or any other organization. even though baptist is non profit, they are still a business and still concerned with the bottom line.

you will get from baptist good training, you will put in your first few years with them and get a strong foundation. do not be concerned with specializing yet. first get a foundation in med-surg. there you will see a little bit of everything. then once you have a feeling for pulmonary issues, cardiac issues, patients coming from the or and the er then you can specialize. spend the first few years learning as much as you can and doing as much as you can or watching as much as you can. if i can help anymore, let me know.