Float Patient Care Technician Inpatient-Delnor Resource Team Part Time

Float Patient Care Technician

The schedule for this position is two 12‑hour shifts per week, 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., with every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and rotating holidays required.

• 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 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 prioritize and complete unit work quickly as patient needs change.
• Serves as liaison between patient care units and all other patient‑related departments.
• Answers telephone, intercom, and call lights politely using appropriate etiquette and communicates information to the appropriate staff, family, or patient.
• Manages overall unit workflow in concert with the charge RN and/or assistant manager as needed.
• Performs pre‑census and validates daily admission, discharge, and census lists as needed.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current nursing student who has completed one clinical rotation, or Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician.
• CPR – Basic Life Support via American Heart Association.

• Phlebotomy experience.
• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant program or graduate of a 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.