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Patient Care Technician-Neuro Med Surg Hp3 Part Time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Palos Heights, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

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About your past

How do you handle a patient or family who takes their frustration out on you?

What they are checking: The posting names functioning under stressful situations.

Part time nights at Palos Heights. How does that fit your life, and how do you handle the sleep?

What they are checking: The posting states the hours, the shift and the site.

What would you do

How do you care for a patient who is confused and trying to get out of bed at night?

What they are checking: The commonest and most dangerous moment on a neuro floor overnight.

What is thinner overnight on a floor like this, and how do you work around it?

What they are checking: The posting is nights, where there are fewer staff and fewer services to call on.

How do you communicate with a patient who cannot speak clearly?

What they are checking: Aphasia is common on a neuro floor, and patience is the whole skill.

How do you keep several patients' needs in order at two in the morning?

What they are checking: The posting names prioritizing and completing unit work quickly as needs change.

About the work

Tell me about working on a neuro medical surgical floor.

What they are checking: The posting is neuro med surg, which has its own population and its own risks.

What would you notice in a neuro patient that you would report right away?

What they are checking: A change in a neuro patient is time-critical and the tech is usually the first to see it.

How do you help someone with weakness on one side move safely?

What they are checking: The posting names assisting with personal care, and stroke patients are the reason it is difficult.

How do you hand over to the day team so nothing is lost?

What they are checking: Night shift work counts only if it reaches the morning.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

See what our staff have to say about working at Northwestern Medicine! It Takes a Team ! 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. 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. This position is part-time, 48 hours per pay period, night shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. with alternating weekends and holidays. 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 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.