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Patient Safety Technician-Delnor Resource Team Part Time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Geneva, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about sitting with a patient who is at risk of hurting themselves.

What they are checking: The posting is continuous safety observation of patients at risk of causing injury.

How do you stay alert through an eight and a half hour overnight watch?

What they are checking: The posting is eleven at night to half past seven, and vigilance is the hardest part.

Three eight-hour nights a week, every other Friday and Saturday, with rotating holidays. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the whole pattern precisely.

What would you do

You cannot leave the bedside until someone relieves you, and nobody comes. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting names remaining at the bedside at all times unless relieved by appropriate staff.

A patient is agitated at three in the morning. What do you say?

What they are checking: The posting names calming and reorienting conversation during agitation or confusion.

A patient starts to get out of bed on the monitor. Walk me through what you do.

What they are checking: The moment the whole role exists for, and seconds matter.

This is a resource team role, so the unit changes. How do you get oriented fast?

What they are checking: The posting is the Delnor resource team, so the assignment moves.

A patient tells you something distressing. What do you do with it?

What they are checking: A sitter hears things nobody else does, and knowing to pass it on matters.

About the work

What would you look for in a room that could hurt someone?

What they are checking: The posting names identifying and removing hazards from the patient and the environment.

How do you help a patient to the toilet safely?

What they are checking: The posting names assisting with activities of daily living including ambulating and toileting as delegated.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The schedule for this position is three 8-hour shifts per week 11p - 7:30a with every other weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays throughout the year required. The Patient Safety Technician 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. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member. • Provides calming and reorienting conversation with patient in cases of patient’s agitation or confusion. • Identifies and removes hazards from the patient and patient's environment, and reports as appropriate. • May assist patient with performing activities of daily living, as delegated by supervising RN, including ambulating, toileting, assisting with bed making, positioning. • Provides continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring, of patients identified to be at risk for causing injury to themselves or to others. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: offering basic comfort measures to help the patient relax and addressing the emotional needs of specific patients served, including the use of encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation activities, and de-escalation techniques within the scope of this role as appropriate. • Remotely monitors multiple patients via continuous video monitoring. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: providing effective verbal redirection of designated remote continuous observation patients from engaging in risk behaviors and summoning appropriate staff via communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when appropriate. Required : • High School Diploma or equivalent • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire 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.

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