Nurse applicants have rated the interview process at Kaiser Permanente with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Nurse roles take an average of 88 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kaiser Permanente overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kaiser Permanente as a Nurse according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Skills test: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Washington, DC) in Feb 2016
Interview
The interview process is pretty intimidating. It is not one on one at all. You are interviewed in front of a panel that consists of nurses, doctors, clinical assistants and anyone else they feel like bringing in.
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
t was a two-hour, in-person panel interview where six new graduate nurses each took turns answering a variety of clinical, situational, and behavioral questions asked by five experienced nurse leaders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you gave compassionate care
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2023
Interview
I was taken on a tour of the department and then proceeded to a 3-panel person interview in person. Overall the interview felt very personable and comfortable. All questions were scenario based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When met with multiple tasks, how do you prioritize? Tell us about a time you had a run-in with your coworker and how did you get through that? Name a time you went above and beyond for your patient, and what did you do?
It was very very Great and straight to the point it was not too stressful or scary to go into the room with all the other people or nurses or other nurse or staff that were also interviewing at the same time for the same positions as well