OfferDrill.

Jobs › Northwestern Medicine

Patient Care Tech Observation Unit Casual Nights

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

Posted Oct 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

Apply at Northwestern Medicine

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time several call lights were going at once. How did you choose who to help first?

What they are checking: Whether they prioritize by safety, like falls and toileting, rather than by who calls loudest.

This is a casual position. How do you stay ready and reliable when you're not on a set schedule?

What they are checking: Whether they can show up prepared and fit into the team quickly, which casual staff must do.

Tell me about a time you helped a coworker even though you were busy.

What they are checking: Whether they act as a team member, especially on nights when staffing is lean.

What would you do

Observation patients come and go fast, often within a day or two. How does that change how you work on nights?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the quick turnover of observation and can keep admissions and discharges moving.

You take a patient's vitals at 2 a.m. and their blood pressure is much lower than earlier. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recheck, report to the RN right away and avoid assuming it's nothing, which can save a life.

Patients sleep at night but still need care. How do you balance their rest with checks and tasks?

What they are checking: Whether they cluster care and stay considerate, which matters on a night shift.

A confused patient keeps trying to get out of bed alone. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they use fall prevention steps and alert the nurse instead of leaving the patient unattended.

The nurse asks you to do something outside what a PCT is allowed to do. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they know their scope and can say no politely while still helping.

About the work

Walk me through how you check a blood glucose and record intake and output.

What they are checking: Whether they can do the basic tasks the posting lists accurately and document them correctly.

How do you help a patient with bathing or toileting while protecting their dignity?

What they are checking: Whether they provide personal care respectfully, which shapes how patients feel about their stay.

Practice this interview out loud.

Offer builds a real interview for this exact role at Northwestern Medicine from your resume and this job description, asks the questions one at a time, and tells you what landed. The first one is free.

Practice this out loud

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. 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.

Apply at Northwestern Medicine