Patient Care Technician-Cardiovascular ICU and Intermediate Care Unit Part Time Days
Posted Oct 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient's mood or mental state changed while you were caring for them. What did you notice and do?
What they are checking: Whether they watch for emotional and mental changes too, which can be early signs of medical problems.
How do you help a weak or post-surgery patient with bathing and grooming while protecting their dignity?
What they are checking: Whether they combine physical care with respect, which affects how patients feel about their whole stay.
Tell me about the most stressful shift you've worked and how you got through it.
What they are checking: Whether they stay steady and organized when the unit gets intense, as the posting expects.
How do you work with other departments like lab or transport to keep care moving?
What they are checking: Whether they act as a helpful liaison rather than just passing tasks along.
What would you do
You take vitals on a cardiac patient and the heart rate is much higher than an hour ago. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they report changes to the RN right away instead of assuming someone else already knows.
Three call lights go on at once while you're helping someone bathe. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize safety risks quickly and keep the patient they're with safe.
An RN asks you to do something you haven't been trained for. What do you say?
What they are checking: Whether they know their scope and will speak up instead of guessing on a fragile cardiac patient.
How do you answer the phone or intercom when a family member is upset and asking about their loved one?
What they are checking: Whether they stay polite and calm while routing clinical questions to the nurse.
You work across the ICU and the intermediate care unit. How do you adjust when patient needs shift between them?
What they are checking: Whether they can change priorities as the unit, patients and staff needs change during a shift.
About the work
Walk me through how you take a blood glucose reading and what you do with a result that looks off.
What they are checking: Whether they follow the right technique and know an abnormal value is something the nurse must hear about immediately.
How do you record intake and output accurately on a busy shift?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how much heart patients' care depends on accurate fluid tracking.
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