Physical Therapist (PT) Interview Questions

31 Share an experience in which conferring with others helped you to effectively plan, implement, and/or assess an intervention program.
32 Provide an effective method you have used to instruct patients in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
33 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
34 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
35 Provide an effective method you have used to provide patients with information about proposed interventions, material risks, expected benefits, and reasonable alternatives.
36 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
37 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
38 Provide an experience in which your ability to actively find ways to help people improved your company or your own work ethic.
39 What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action.
40 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
41 Share an experience in which you supervised supportive personnel. What methods made you successful?
42 Provide an example of when you set expectations and monitored the performance of subordinates. What guidance and direction did you find most effective?
43 Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.
44 Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?
45 Provide an effective method you have used to provide educational information about physical therapy, injury prevention, ergonomics, and/or ways to promote health.

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