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Patient Care Tech Pre/Postop Part Time Mid Shift

Northwestern Medicine · Palos Heights, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 29, 2026

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About your past

Thirty-two hours a week, Monday to Friday eleven to half past seven, with a Saturday every six or seven weeks. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the hours and the Saturday rotation precisely.

What would you do

How do you reassure a patient who is frightened before their procedure?

What they are checking: The tech spends the most time with a patient in the waiting period.

How do you keep the day moving when a case runs long?

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

How do you help someone with their personal care while keeping their dignity?

What they are checking: Most of this role is intimate care and how they talk about it matters.

How do you work with nurses, anesthesia and the surgical team all at once?

What they are checking: The posting names serving as liaison between units and other patient related departments.

About the work

Tell me about supporting patients before and after a procedure.

What they are checking: The posting is a pre and post-operative patient care tech role.

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.

How do you prepare a patient for surgery so nothing is missed?

What they are checking: The pre-operative checklist is where wrong-site and consent problems are caught.

What would make you tell the nurse about a patient in recovery right away?

What they are checking: The posting names reporting abnormal findings or changes in condition.

How do you help someone move safely after an anesthetic?

What they are checking: Patients are unsteady after sedation and this is where falls happen.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

32 Hours/Week Monday through Friday 11:00AM - 7:30PM, rotating Saturdays every 6-7 weeks 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.