You'll be contacted by HR after your resume has been reviewed by the department manager. HR determines, based on review, which applications to move forward. The interview is performance-based. The applicants are scored based on an interview in different areas.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had an idea or concept to share with your supervisor, but they did not support it? What did you do next? What was the outcome?
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at VA Health (San Diego, CA)
Interview
You sit down in a large room with three interviewers. The interview questions are very basic and customer service oriented. The interviewers are managers of the different teams. The questions are common sense and situational. Describe a time you dealt with a difficult patient/customer/family member. How did you handle this?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about time you had a difficult customer. How did you deal with it?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at VA Health (Minneapolis, MN) in Nov 2025
Interview
There was an interview with 5 leaders. The night shift lead, day shift lead, evening lead, the operations manager and the operations co-manager I think? They asked about 15 questions and wrote down their answers on a paper. It was an in person interview at about 10 am. They then asked me to submit 3 references one being a supervisor after the interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is the difference between sterile and high level disinfection?