Medstar Washington Hospital Center Nurse Residency 2021

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Starting a thread for those who applied for the Nurse Residency/Bridge program at Medstar Washington Hospital Center for 2021. 

3 hours ago, StephanRN said:

Hey, I have an interview next week for the OR residency. How was your interview? Were there any difficult situational questions or was the interview straight forward? Also, I see that you have started the program. Are you enjoying it thus far? Sorry for all the questions! 

Hi! I actually took a position somewhere else, but the interview was great. They said it was a zoom interview but it was actually over the phone. Questions were straightforward like "tell me about yourself", "how familiar are you with the O.R.?", "Why the OR?", "What made you chose nursing?", "Did you have any clinical experiences in the OR?". I don't remember them asking situational or behavioral questions. They did ask about my background and how my experience in nursing school was like especially my job as a nursing peer mentor.

Other than that, it was great and went by surprisingly quick. I'm sure you'll do fine and they were nice. Good Luck!

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6 hours ago, WearAMask said:

Hi! I actually took a position somewhere else, but the interview was great. They said it was a zoom interview but it was actually over the phone. Questions were straightforward like "tell me about yourself", "how familiar are you with the O.R.?", "Why the OR?", "What made you chose nursing?", "Did you have any clinical experiences in the OR?". I don't remember them asking situational or behavioral questions. They did ask about my background and how my experience in nursing school was like especially my job as a nursing peer mentor.

Other than that, it was great and went by surprisingly quick. I'm sure you'll do fine and they were nice. Good Luck!

Thank you for the quick response! I hope you are enjoying the position you chose. I also see in my email that it’ll be a virtual interview but without a link for zoom, webex, etc. You really helped to curb my anxiety & I’ll continue to prepare. Cheers from FL! 

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Hey guys, relocating from San Diego and have an interview Monday 8th for ED new grad position. Any insight? Interview questions? typical salary?

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Specializes in CVICU, TICU.
35 minutes ago, I_a_M said:

Hey guys, relocating from San Diego and have an interview Monday 8th for ED new grad position. Any insight? Interview questions? typical salary?

Good luck! Is it for the July start date? I interviewed and accepted an Offer on one of the icus. I’m not sure if all interviews are the same but there were more behavioral questions than anything! It was good. Base pay is 30.69 and night is $35.50 with I think an extra $5 for weekends!

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18 minutes ago, clparr96 said:

Good luck! Is it for the July start date? I interviewed and accepted an Offer on one of the icus. I’m not sure if all interviews are the same but there were more behavioral questions than anything! It was good. Base pay is 30.69 and night is $35.50 with I think an extra $5 for weekends!

Hey, thank you! Yes for July start date. I work NOCs as an LVN now, so hoping to stay on NOC shift. That is helpful info on pay, bit less than CA offer for step-down, but def want to make a move haha.. Congrats on your offer, best of luck to you. I had trouble picking between ED and ICU as my first choice. 

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Specializes in CVICU, TICU.
1 minute ago, I_a_M said:

Hey, thank you! Yes for July start date. I work NOCs as an LVN now, so hoping to stay on NOC shift. That is helpful info on pay, bit less than CA offer for step-down, but def want to make a move haha.. Congrats on your offer, best of luck to you. I had trouble picking between ED and ICU as my first choice. 

So again not sure if this is for the whole hospital but for my unit you have to do 3 weeks of days and 3 weeks of nights and rotate 

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On 2/28/2021 at 10:57 PM, WearAMask said:

Hi! I actually took a position somewhere else, but the interview was great. They said it was a zoom interview but it was actually over the phone. Questions were straightforward like "tell me about yourself", "how familiar are you with the O.R.?", "Why the OR?", "What made you chose nursing?", "Did you have any clinical experiences in the OR?". I don't remember them asking situational or behavioral questions. They did ask about my background and how my experience in nursing school was like especially my job as a nursing peer mentor.

Other than that, it was great and went by surprisingly quick. I'm sure you'll do fine and they were nice. Good Luck!

Hey quick update! My interview was earlier today & I got the position in the OR! I wanted to come back here & thank you for setting me on the right path as far as preparation for the interview. I hope you are enjoying your first job out of school & wish you all the best ?

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2 minutes ago, StephanRN said:

Hey quick update! My interview was earlier today & I got the position in the OR! I wanted to come back here & thank you for setting me on the right path as far as preparation for the interview. I hope you are enjoying your first job out of school & wish you all the best ?

Hey, that's awesome! Congrats! Glad I could help. Hope you like DC. IDK if you are getting an apartment, but there are so many rent specials everywhere. Take advantage of them. I certainly did

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5 hours ago, WearAMask said:

Hey, that's awesome! Congrats! Glad I could help. Hope you like DC. IDK if you are getting an apartment, but there are so many rent specials everywhere. Take advantage of them. I certainly did

I’m preferably looking for furnished apartments. Know any by chance that won’t break the bank? 

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Hey everyone! I have a quick question. If I was offered a position at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, would I still be able to go on an interview for another Medstar Hospital location in Washington, D.C.? Both Medstar hospitals are located in Washington, D.C. However, I know that if you accept a job offer, it may disqualify you from going on additional interviews within the same facility.

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I also don't want to directly ask the recruiter because this would imply that I am not interested in the position offered. I am worried that this would jeopardize the job offer.

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On 2/17/2021 at 12:57 PM, clparr96 said:

I actually just got an offer a few minutes ago. Good luck everyone!

Congrats on your new position! Did you hear back via phone or email after your interview?

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