Rehab Nurse Tech Stroke Unit Full Time 12 Hour Days

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Professional Development

Wellbeing Fund

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Salary Increase / Bonus

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is seeking a Rehabilitation Nurse Technician (RNT) to assist in patient care on 12-hour shifts in a 0.9 FTE role. The position involves collecting patient data, assisting with ADLs, and supporting mobility and feeding under RN supervision.

Requirements include a CNA certification or RN entry, CPR, and basic math. The role emphasizes communication, flexibility, and alignment with Northwestern Medicine’s mission and values, plus competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Current CNA certification or RN program enrollment with two clinical rotations.
• CPR certification required.
• Basic math skills required.
• Ability to communicate with diverse people and provide high quality service.
• Understanding of Northwestern Medicine’s Mission and Values.
• Flexibility to work in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect and report physiological, psychological, and functional data.
• Assist patients with hygiene and activities of daily living.
• Perform skin care and report changes to RN.
• Assist with bladder and bowel training and catheter care.
• Record vital signs and alert RN to abnormal values.
• Assist with transfers and mobility using safe handling techniques.
• Help with prosthetics/orthoses as per plan.
• Assist with meals, calorie counts, and nutrition documentation.
• Support 1:1 feeding and dysphagia strategies per RN direction.

Skills

CNA certification

CPR certification

Basic math skills

Customer service

Communication

Flexibility

Mission and Values alignment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Salary and Hours

The salary range for this position is $20.15 - $26.20 (Hourly Rate). Placement within the salary range depends on factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. This position is 12‑hour shifts and 0.9 FTE.

Job Title

Rehabilitation Nurse Technician (RNT)

Responsibilities

• Collects and reports pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
• Assists and instructs patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, including showering, promoting maximal independence and skill practice.
• Performs preventive skin care program as directed by RN and reports any changes in skin integrity immediately to the RN.
• Assists patients with bladder and bowel training programs including post‑void residuals and spot bladder scans. Performs straight catheterization for select patient populations under direction of RN and provides care for indwelling and external catheters and ostomies.
• Accurately obtains and documents patients’ vital signs/pulse oximetry and communicates any reportable values, symptoms or signs of distress to the RN.
• Assists patients with transfers and mobility activities utilizing appropriate techniques, precautions and assistive devices. Practices therapy transfers and ambulation with patients within safe patient handling guidelines as delegated by the RN.
• Assists patient with application of assistive devices and prosthetics/orthoses according to individual patient plan of care.
• Assists patients with completing menus. Passes patient meal trays and HS snacks, verifying any modified diet is as ordered. Accurately calculates and documents calorie count and carbohydrates, intake and output as ordered.
• Assists patient with 1:1 feeds as ordered. For patients with dysphagia, cues patient to use ordered swallowing strategies, under the direction of the RN.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School or equivalent (GED) High School degree, or G.E.D equivalent, is required.
• Current Nursing Assistant certification (C.N.A.) is required or current enrollment in an RN nursing program, with the successful completion of two clinical rotations.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Basic math skills are required.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people and provide highest level of customer service.
• Understanding and support of Northwestern Medicine’s Mission and Values.
• Flexibility and ability to manage work in a changing environment.

Preferred:

• 2–5 years work experience is preferred in a rehabilitation hospital, acute care hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part‑time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part‑time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part‑time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part‑time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Equal Opportunity

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.

Sign‑on Bonus Eligibility

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.