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Patient Care Technician-Delnor Cardiac/Telemetry Unit Full Time Nights

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

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

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About your past

The schedule is three 12-hour shifts, every other weekend and rotating holidays. How does that fit your life right now?

What they are checking: Honest commitment to the schedule the posting states, since gaps on a 12-hour unit hit the whole team.

Tell me about a time you noticed something was off with a patient and reported it. What happened next?

What they are checking: Willingness to report changes in physical, mental or emotional condition, as the posting requires.

Tell me about a time you worked closely with a nurse under pressure. What made it work?

What they are checking: Teamwork and clear communication with the RN who delegates and supervises their work.

What would you do

A patient on telemetry says they feel dizzy and their chest feels tight. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stay with the patient and get the RN immediately instead of finishing their current task.

You have three patients needing help at once: one needs the bathroom, one wants water, and one's monitor alarm is going off. What do you do?

What they are checking: Prioritizing by risk, with a cardiac alarm and fall risk ahead of comfort requests.

A patient asks you what their heart test results mean. What do you say?

What they are checking: Knowing the limits of the tech role and routing clinical questions to the nurse or provider.

About the work

This is a cardiac telemetry unit. What do you know about caring for patients on telemetry monitoring?

What they are checking: Basic understanding of why heart patients are monitored and what a tech's role is around the monitors.

Walk me through taking vital signs on a heart patient. Which readings would you report right away?

What they are checking: Accuracy with blood pressure and pulse and knowing which values signal trouble in cardiac patients.

Why does intake and output matter so much for a heart failure patient, and how do you keep it accurate?

What they are checking: Understanding that fluid balance and daily weights guide treatment for heart failure.

How do you help a cardiac patient walk the hall safely for the first time after a procedure?

What they are checking: Awareness of fall risk, telemetry leads and symptoms to watch for during activity.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

This is a 34 bed unit and the schedule for this position is three 12-hour shifts per week 7p - 7:30a with every other weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays throughout the year required. The Patient 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 • Must be certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or nursing school students with one semester of clinical completed • CPR – Basic Life Support via American Heart Association 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.

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