Had interview for a second job!

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.