Interview Questions to Hire Operating Room Nurses Paramedics

Paramedics are healthcare professionals who give emergency treatment in an emergency situation, such as a car accident or a patient suffering a heart attack. Paramedics are professionally trained and usually have an educational background in healthcare, although this is not required. 

All paramedics must be certified in their local city/district, for example, as an EMT, other requirements will be CPR certification, First Aid, along with BSL and possible sign language certification. These professionals should display strong critical thinking skills, be strong negotiators and display the ability to keep calm in difficult or tense situations.

Skill-based questions

It is good practice to ask various types of questions, including skill-based, role-specific, behavioral and situational questions, to identify strong candidates.

• What types of calls do you receive most often that you tend to?
• What is your favorite part about working as a paramedic?
• What is the most important thing to ascertain when arriving at a call-out site?
• When would you give a patient oxygen?
• How do you reassure patients?
• Why is critical thinking important as a paramedic?

Situational & Behavioural questions

• You are dispatched on a call and are told it is a car accident, how do you prepare yourself?
• When attending to an emergency call, with the nature of a car accident, what are the first priorities when arriving on the scene?
• If you believe a patient is in danger and has an immediate risk to their life, what do you do?
• How do you notify the hospital or medical facility of an incoming patient and their criticalness?
• You are struggling to identify a patient as they are unconscious, what do you do?

General Questions

• What are some things you would like to achieve in your paramedic career within the next five years?
• What have you done in your career so far to learn and develop yourself professionally?
• Why did you decide to enter the healthcare industry?
• What are the top three skills you have that you think you can transfer to this role?
• Why have you applied for this role, how do you think you will benefit from working in the role?

Conclusion

The questions above will help you to identify quality candidates who are going through your recruitment process. Remember to look for candidates who demonstrate strong communication skills along with the ability to think critically, be fast on their feet, and demonstrate great patient care.