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Patient Care Technician-Ortho Sg3 North Part Time Nights

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

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

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had more tasks than time. How did you decide what came first?

What they are checking: Whether they prioritize with critical thinking as unit needs change.

How do you keep a patient's dignity while helping with bathing and toileting?

What they are checking: Whether they provide personal care with respect and privacy.

What would you do

Working nights, how do you balance letting patients rest with getting vitals and checks done?

What they are checking: Whether they cluster care thoughtfully on the night shift.

A confused elderly patient keeps trying to get out of bed at 2am. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they keep the patient safe, use fall precautions and alert the RN.

A patient tells you their pain is a ten and the nurse is busy. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they report pain promptly and comfort the patient within their scope.

About the work

On an ortho unit, how do you help a patient who just had a hip replacement get out of bed safely?

What they are checking: Whether they know safe transfers and precautions after joint surgery.

What would you look for when checking on an ortho patient overnight that you'd report to the nurse?

What they are checking: Whether they notice pain, circulation, confusion or bleeding and report them promptly.

Walk me through how you record intake and output accurately.

What they are checking: Whether they measure carefully, since post-op fluid status matters.

How do you take a blood glucose and what reading would you report right away?

What they are checking: Whether they know the process and treat abnormal results as urgent.

How do you protect your own body when lifting and moving patients?

What they are checking: Whether they use safe patient handling and lift equipment to avoid injury.

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The full job description

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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.

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