Patient Care Technician Part Time Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Winfield, IL

1d • $18 - $25

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician works part time on the night shift in CDH Medical Oncology (4A), a 26-bed adult oncology and step-down unit affiliated with the NM Warrenville Cancer Center. The unit treats patients 18 and older across all cancer diagnoses, provides inpatient chemotherapy and symptom management, and offers palliative, end-of-life, and hospice care. Staff work collaboratively, with daily multidisciplinary care reliability rounds to support patient and family communication and satisfaction.

Reflecting Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, the Patient Care Technician follows its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, guidelines, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. Under RN supervision, the technician performs basic patient care activities and supports unit workflow. The schedule is 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with rotating weekends, for 24 hours per week (0.6 FTE). The listed hourly salary range is $18.33 to $24.75.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current qualification as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician, or enrollment as a nursing school student who has completed one semester of clinical work.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).

Responsibilities

• Perform basic nursing care activities delegated and supervised by an RN, including monitoring vital signs, measuring blood glucose, and recording intake and output.
• Assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, and eating.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Help keep patient rooms clean and orderly.
• Adapt to changing unit needs; organize and multitask, including under stressful conditions.
• Use critical thinking to prioritize and complete unit work as the needs of the unit, patients, and staff change.
• Act as a liaison between patient care units and other patient-related departments.
• Answer telephone calls, intercoms, and call lights politely; communicate information to the appropriate staff, family, or patient.
• Manage overall unit workflow with the charge RN and/or assistant manager as needed.
• Perform pre-census and validate daily admission, discharge, and census lists as needed.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED