Patient Care Technician - Medical Unit - Day
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Tell me about your nursing assistant training or patient care experience.
What they are checking: Whether they have the CNA training, clinical rotation or six months of care experience the role needs.
How do you treat a patient with dignity during bathing or toileting?
What they are checking: Whether they protect privacy and talk the patient through care respectfully.
Tell me about a time you had more work than you could finish. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they ask for help and prioritize instead of skipping tasks quietly.
You'll work every third weekend and a holiday track. How does that fit for you?
What they are checking: Whether they can commit to the weekend and holiday rotation the unit needs.
What would you do
This is a part-time day role on a general med-surg unit in Elmhurst. How would you start a 7 a.m. shift to stay ahead of your patients?
What they are checking: Whether they plan rounds, vitals and morning care to get done before the busy midday.
A patient's bed alarm goes off and they're halfway out of bed. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they respond quickly and calmly to prevent a fall and report it.
About the work
What patient changes would make you get the nurse right away rather than mention it later?
What they are checking: Whether they can tell urgent changes from routine ones and act fast on the urgent ones.
How do you help a patient who just came back from surgery?
What they are checking: Whether they take frequent vitals, watch for pain and nausea, and help them move safely.
How do you make sure the nurse knows what you've done and what you've noticed?
What they are checking: Whether they chart and give verbal updates so nothing falls through the cracks.
How do you keep from spreading infection between patients on a busy unit?
What they are checking: Whether they practice hand hygiene and isolation precautions every single time.
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