New LVN needs help with GROUP interview for... complex position!

[MollysMammie]

Hey y'all!

I am a new LVN trying to prepare myself for a second job interview. It is a hospital position in Environmental Safety/Compliance/Infection Control/Quality Improvement (mouthful, I know).

I recently got hired on at a LTCF, which I haven't yet started working. The pay at the LTC home is good but they haven't even told me what shift I will be working yet. I know I will get stuck with weekend doubles and I really don't want to give up church on Sundays. I would rather have the hospital position because of the experience, great hours M-F, 8-5 and because of the facility. But to be honest, I am unclear what all this job is going to entail and whether or not the compensation will be worth it. Nor am I sure what compensation to expect.

This hospital position is brand new and will be combining 4 job responsibilities that are currently being performed by 4 different people. My first interview was with 3 of these people and, honestly, there was so much information and jargon that I am still quite unclear of what my job duties would be exactly. I believe the 4 areas of job tasks are 1)Environmental safety, 2)Compliance, 3)Quality Improvement, and 4)Infection Control. I know there will be a lot of chart abstraction and coding, which I also have no experience with, being that I am a new nurse. However, they are prepared to offer credentialing in any area necessary.

I am a nervous wreck about this next interview, which will be in front of an even larger group than before! I would like some insight in these areas, as well as what I can expect from an interview like this. I don't want to blow it.

ANY and ALL ADVICE would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! I like to be prepared for interviews and a new job by having done my research. However, as of right now, I don't know where to begin. PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks!

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

Good luck. Do you know why they decided to get rid of the 4 people who did this before? It sounds like it is going to be a lot of responsibility, especially for a new nurse. Since it is a new position you should have more flexibility to mold it into what you want it to be. I would ask about what their specific expectations are going to be from you. Good luck! Sounds like an interesting position.