Asked a series of questions: why nursing? Short term and long term goals, as well as situational type questions - describe a time you handled conflict? Describe a time you were overwhelmed and what did you do? Describe a time where you saw something wrong?
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Question 1
Asked a series of questions: why nursing? Short term and long term goals, as well as situational type questions - describe a time you handled conflict? Describe a time you were overwhelmed and what did you do? Describe a time where you saw something wrong?
I applied online. I interviewed at UC Irvine Health (Lakewood, CA) in Jul 2026
Interview
Applied online and got a phone call 1 week later for an interview the next day.
Met with the unit manager and was shown around the unit then went into a small office for the 1:1 interview. Was asked typical interview questions then clinical scenario/ questions.
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Question 1
Typical interview questions: Why uci? What is your great strength and weakness? What does teamwork mean to you? Tell me about a time you resolved a conflict/issue when a colleague.
Clinical questions: geriatric pt w new onset confusion, elevated temp, normal BP, elevated HR, foul smelling urine, normal pulse ox.
What would you do/what do u suspect? What labwork do you think the dr will order? How many cultures? What treatment do you anticipate for the pt? SIRS. Sepsis protocol.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at UC Irvine Health (Orange, CA)
Interview
Interview process was easy. One zoom interview with two managers. Notified of decision the following week. Onboarding process can take some time. Overall an easy and stress free experience. Staff members are really nice.
Registered Nurse applicants have rated the interview process at UC Irvine Health with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Registered Nurse roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC Irvine Health overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC Irvine Health as a Registered Nurse according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 38%
Drug test: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
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