Had interview for a second job!

[KRODD]

Had interview for a second job...mind you this job will be if I get it (i doubt I will) will be perdiem every other weekend. I met with some of there head honchos pre interview, they kept asking me questions about how I would handle situations where the CNA's would need to be "disciplined" or "made to answer call bells" "follow the rules" basically. Every single question was like this. My question...WHAT THE HECK DO THEY EXPECT A PERDIEM EVERY OTHER WEEKEND LPN TO DO TO FIX THERE CNA ISSUES.

WHAT AM i EXPECTED TO DO? GO IN THERE AND PLAY BAD COP!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

When I was interviewed at a SNF several weeks ago, the three-person panel of nurse managers repeatedly asked me the same types of questions: "How would you handle insubordinate CNAs?" "What if too many CNAs are in the break room at once?" "What would you do if a CNA refused to do her job?" "If a CNA refuses to work with a certain coworker, how would you address the situation?"

They rejected me and reportedly chose to hire someone else for the job, so I suppose they did not like my answers, got the feeling that I cannot manage workplace conflicts, or felt that I would not fit into the culture of their unit. Okay. Whatever.

Since you are going to be a per-diem/PRN/casual employee who is only there once every couple of weeks, I do think they are expecting too much of you. They need to become more active in setting expectations for the CNAs and take more accountability for changing the culture of the workplace.

As nurses, we are expected to know how to manage difficult people. However, these managers were once floor nurses and should know how to manage difficult people, too.