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Patient Care Tech ICU Part Time Days

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

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

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About your past

How do you keep steady when a patient in the unit is crashing?

What they are checking: The posting names functioning under stressful situations.

Part time days at Huntley. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the hours, the shift and the site.

What would you do

How do you support a family sitting at a critical bedside all day?

What they are checking: In critical care the family is present and frightened and the tech is often the approachable one.

How do you help with personal care for a patient who cannot move or speak?

What they are checking: Most of this role is intimate care for people who cannot participate in it.

How do you decide what to do first when the unit is busy?

What they are checking: The posting names prioritizing and completing unit work quickly.

How do you stay connected to a unit working part time?

What they are checking: The posting is part time and an ICU changes fast between shifts.

About the work

Tell me about working in an intensive care unit.

What they are checking: The posting is a patient care tech in the ICU at Huntley.

How do you move or reposition a patient who is attached to a lot of lines and drains?

What they are checking: The daily practical risk in intensive care and it takes more than one person.

What would you tell the nurse about immediately in a critical patient?

What they are checking: The posting names reporting abnormal findings, and in an ICU the window is short.

Walk me through taking vital signs and a blood glucose measurement.

What they are checking: The posting names both among the delegated nursing care activities.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Patient Care Tech 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 • Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or nursing school students with one semester of clinical completed • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred: • Phlebotomy experience • Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program or Graduate of Phlebotomy course 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. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): 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 at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.