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Patient Care Technician-Inpatient Nursing Rotating Shifts

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

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

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About your past

Tell me about your work as a patient care technician.

What they are checking: The posting covers several inpatient units at McHenry and Woodstock.

Which of these units would suit you — telemetry, rehab, observation, oncology or neuro?

What they are checking: The posting lists five different units under one requisition.

This line rotates between days and nights. How do you manage that?

What they are checking: The posting states twelve-hour days and nights on a rotating basis.

Twelve-hour shifts, every other weekend and holiday scheduling, full or part time. Which would you want?

What they are checking: The posting states the pattern and offers both statuses.

What would you do

A monitor alarms while you are in another room. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting includes cardiac and neuro telemetry, where alarms are constant.

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

What they are checking: The posting names assisting with personal care and activities of daily living.

How do you decide what to do first when everything needs doing?

What they are checking: The posting names using critical thinking to prioritize and complete unit work quickly.

A patient tells you something they have not told the nurse. What do you do?

What they are checking: Techs hear things nurses do not, and passing it on is the whole point.

About the work

What kind of change in a patient would you report straight away?

What they are checking: The posting names reporting abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional condition.

Tell me about taking vital signs and blood glucose measurements.

What they are checking: The posting names both as 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. Current Available opportunities on the below units: • Cardiac Telemetry • Inpatient Rehab (Woodstock location) -Rehab Technician • Medical Surgical Observation • Medical Surgical Oncology • Neuro Telemetry 12-hours shifts: Days 7am-730pm and Nights 7pm-730am, every other weekend, holiday scheduling. Part Time and Full Time opportunities available. 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. #NNW 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 All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 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.