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Float Patient Care Technician-Delnor Resource Team Part Time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Geneva, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Floating means a different unit most shifts. What's the first thing you do when you arrive somewhere you've never worked?

What they are checking: Orientation habits such as finding supplies, the charge nurse and the emergency equipment

The job says you report abnormal findings and changes to nursing staff. Tell me about a time you spoke up and were glad you did.

What they are checking: Whether they will report a concern to the nurse even when unsure, because early reports often catch problems before they become serious.

How do you help someone bathe and use the toilet while protecting their dignity?

What they are checking: Respect in the parts of the job nobody talks about

What do you do to stay alert and useful at four in the morning?

What they are checking: Whether they have real habits for staying alert on nights, since tired mistakes in the early morning hours can hurt patients.

What would you do

This is two twelve-hour nights a week on the Delnor resource team, seven at night to seven thirty in the morning, with every other Friday and Saturday night and rotating holidays. Does that pattern work for your life?

What they are checking: Whether the weekend and holiday commitment has really been considered

You notice a patient is more confused than they were two hours ago. What do you do?

What they are checking: Recognizing a change is reportable and telling the nurse promptly

Nights are thin on staff. How do you get help when a patient needs two people and everyone is busy?

What they are checking: Whether they will wait for help instead of attempting an unsafe lift alone, which protects both the patient and their own back.

A nurse on an unfamiliar unit asks you to do something you haven't been trained for. What do you say?

What they are checking: Knowing the limits of the role and saying so plainly

How do you prioritize when four call lights go off at once?

What they are checking: Whether they can tell urgent needs from routine ones and let waiting patients know they have been heard and will be helped.

About the work

Walk me through how you take vital signs and a blood glucose on a patient who is confused and pulling away.

What they are checking: Whether they can get accurate readings from a confused patient gently, without force, while keeping the patient calm and safe.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The schedule for this position is two 12-hour shifts 7p - 7:30 per week with every other weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays required. We are seeking experienced PCTs with prior acute care inpatient experience. The Float P atient Care Technician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. • Under the supervision of an RN performs basic patient care activities. Responsibilities: • Performs basic nursing care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN, including monitoring vital signs, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output. • Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming and eating. • Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to nursing staff. • Assists with keeping patient rooms clean and orderly. • Demonstrates flexibility, organization, and multi-tasking. Able to function under stressful situations. • Utilizes critical thinking skills to successfully demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete unit work quickly as the needs of the unit, patients and staff change. • Serves as liaison between patient care units and all other patient related departments. • Answers telephone, intercom and call lights in a polite manner using appropriate telephone etiquette and communicates information to the appropriate staff/family/patient. • Manages the overall unit workflow in concert with the charge RN and/or assistant manager, on an as needed basis. • Performs pre-census and validates daily admission, discharge and census lists, on an as needed basis. Required: • High School diploma or equivalent • Nursing students who have completed one clinical rotation, or must be certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant, or Certified Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician • CPR – Basic Life Support via American Heart Association Preferred: • Phlebotomy experience • Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program or Graduate of Phlebotomy course Additional Information Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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