PNP interview process?

[amalay, MSN, RN]

I'm a recent NP graduate and newly licensed PNP -- I have an upcoming interview this month at a outpatient pediatric clinic that is a part of Dignity Health. This would be my first in-person NP interview (I've done a few phone sessions with recruiters). Dignity Health is a large health system and is one of the largest hospital providers in California.

I was given an "interview itinerary" - from 9am - 1:30 pm that has a 30-minute interview session and clinic tour at the local site at which I'll be working (if hired)...but then it also has a 30-minute "executive session" with the executive director at the main administrative office and another 1-hr long interview session. There are also two more 30-minute "executive sessions" with the medical director and meetings with other providers.

Has anyone else done these half-day or day-long type interview sessions before and if so, can you tell me about your experiences and how it went? Do large organizations conduct large group interviews and bring in all their potential candidates on the same day?

Thank you!

[Annaiya, NP]

The interview for my job (hospital based PNP) was 1 full day and 1 half day. I interviewed with 8 of the physicians one-on-one, rounded in the units in the morning, had a group NP meeting time, and then had individual interviews with my manager, two of the CNSs and my team lead. I left feeling like I had a good sense of the people and the job. It was nice.

[PsychiatricNP]

This was similar to my most recent interviewing experience. I interviewed for an inpatient position and it was a two day long experience. I interviewed with physicians, NPs and PAs within the medical group at three of the hospitals in the area that the medical group practices in. I had several interviews with administration (chief medical officer, CEO, CNO, chair of the department, practice administrator, practice manager, human resources/recruiter). This process spanned over a two day period and provided me with an opportunity to visit most of the facilities within the organization as well as interact with nearly everyone that I would be working with, both directly and indirectly. It was the most comprehensive interview process I have had - and I am really glad that the organization arranged the interview process this way. I wasn't ever interviewed in a group and I felt that each interview had both a formal and informal component.

When I accepted their offer, I felt like I was making a well informed decision about the organization and the people that I would be working for and with.

[amalay, MSN, RN]

Thanks so much for sharing both of your experiences!

I had several interviews with administration (chief medical officer, CEO, CNO, chair of the department, practice administrator, practice manager, human resources/recruiter).

Can you comment on how different the types of interview questions were between the CEO, practice managers, etc? Were some more general and others more clinical/specific or did you find that there was any overlap on questions between the various meetings?