Patient Care Technician-Medical-Surgical-Oncology Full-Time Nights
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about noticing a change in a patient that the nurse had not seen.
What they are checking: Whether they watch patients, since techs spend the most time with them.
These are twelve hour shifts with rotating weekends. How does that fit your life?
What they are checking: Honest fit with the schedule, which is why many techs leave.
How do you work with a nurse whose way of running an assignment is different from what you are used to?
What they are checking: Adaptability, since the nurse changes every shift.
Tell me about a patient or family who was difficult.
What they are checking: Patience with someone who is not easy, described honestly.
Are you working toward nursing, and how does this role fit that?
What they are checking: Honest ambition, which many techs have and few are asked about.
What would you do
You take a set of vital signs that are clearly abnormal. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they report immediately, which is the most important thing a tech does.
How do you help a patient with bathing and personal care while keeping their dignity?
What they are checking: Whether they have thought about what this work means to the patient.
A nurse asks for something while you are in the middle of helping another patient. How do you decide?
What they are checking: Prioritization, which the posting names and which is the whole shift.
About the work
Tell me about your experience on a high acuity unit.
What they are checking: Whether they have worked at this level, which is heavier than a general medical floor.
Walk me through taking a blood glucose measurement and what you do with the result.
What they are checking: A delegated task with a clear reporting threshold.
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