I interviewed at College Hospitals (Costa Mesa, CA)
Interview
Quick and painless you are asked a series of common questions about why CHCM, tell me about yourself, behavioral and situational questions as well as safety priority questions as you are working with psych patients in crisis. You also get a medication test. Overall it was positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would deescalate a suicidal patient with a plan to harm self and others.
I applied online. I interviewed at College Hospitals (Cerritos, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Applied online and got a call 2 weeks after. Interview process was good. The manager welcomed me and was very straight to the point. It felt like we were just chatting about our daily lives.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses, why psych, why this facility, thoughts about medical skills, how would you know if patient has bipolar disorder
Applied by filling out PDF application found on their website and emailed them the PDF. Got called to come in for interview after 2 weeks. Consisted of a on one 30-40 min interaction with the unit manager in small private room.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario based question of what you would do in x situation, know the basics of psych (ex. classic manifestations of BPD, schizophrenia, depression). Know basic psych terms. Why psych, how did you hear about College Hospital?