Patient Care Technician Part Time Nights

About the role

Part-time nights 6pm–6:30am with rotating weekends. CDH Medical Oncology (4A) is a 26‑bed specialized adult oncology/step‑down unit affiliated with the NM Warrenville Cancer Center. The unit cares for patients 18 years and older with all cancer diagnoses, specializes in inpatient chemotherapy and symptom management, and provides palliative and end‑of‑life/hospice care. The team is highly engaged and works cohesively, with multidisciplinary care reliability rounds daily to enhance patient/family communication and satisfaction. 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 regulatory/accreditation standards. Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care activities.

Schedule

Part‑time nights, 6:00 pm – 6:30 am, with rotating weekends.

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.

Qualifications

• 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)

Benefits

Northwestern Medicine offers a wide range of benefits providing tools and resources for physical, emotional, and financial well‑being, plus protection for unexpected life events. Detailed benefits information is available at https://jobs.nm.org/benefits. Refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine eligibility for this posting. If a sign‑on bonus is included, internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible, except new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical RN position at NM.