Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 8 hours ago
Cardiovascular Invasive Support Technician - full time, days
Lancaster, PA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelPenn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients and conducting innovative research. They are seeking a motivated Cardiovascular Support Tech to assist patients before and after procedures, perform patient transport, and support various clinical functions in a dynamic environment.
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Responsibilities
Assist patients before and after their procedures, ensuring comfort, answering questions, and providing necessary instructions
Greet and prepare patients for procedures, obtain vital signs, and ensure they are ready for the next steps
Safely transport patients within the hospital or unit, assisting with moving patients to and from procedural rooms as needed
Administer IVs for diagnostic and interventional procedures
Draw blood samples and perform other specimen collection duties as required
Assist in various bedside procedures
Performs venipuncture, urine, sputum and microbiological specimen collection in an ambulatory and hospital setting
Validates patient identity, specimen integrity and maintains working knowledge of specimen requirements, quality controls and special protocols
Documents all stages of specimen collection in required computer systems including investigating orders, “receiving” specimens, canceling tests, running collection lists, entering and or transmitting results and producing and using reconciliation reports
Performs and documents pre-procedural preps, including surgical preps of Invasive Services patients both intra and interdepartmentally
Participates in the on-call system within the organization for routine and urgent indwelling vascular access lines on weekends, nights and holidays with a 60 minute response time
Organizes assigned workload and performs appropriate tasks meeting established productivity standards in phlebotomy, point of care testing and all job duties associated with catheterization, electrophysiology, Interventional Radiology and/or pre and post procedures. Performs point of care testing including but not limited to ACTs, glucometer and pregnancy testing
Performs duties related to the discontinuation and management of post procedural lines including but not limited to: Arterial and venous lines, radial compression devices throughout the organization
Obtains and documents vital signs, performs and transmits EKGs and rhythm recognition
Provides appropriate clinical functions to support line management and ongoing hemostasis issues throughout the organization
Provides mentorship and oversight for new employees and clinical interns on workflow and processes specific to Invasive Services
Demonstrates the Lancaster General Health Standards of Performance in dealing with patients, visitors, and coworkers
Within a patient care setting, develops work schedules and job assignments to optimize efficiency and productivity
Collects patient demographics, contacts, medication and allergy information for pre-procedure patients. Schedules patients as necessary
As necessary, orders and stocks various supplies needed within the department
Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required
Qualification
Required
HS Diploma or GED
CPR Certification
Benefits
One of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
Founded in 1765
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Kevin Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System
John Donohue
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Recent News
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2026-01-03
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