The Helpdesk Technician I (HTI) serves as the first point of contact for employees seeking technical assistance. This role provides frontline technical support, resolves routine hardware, software, and account issues, and appropriately escalates complex incidents to other members of the IT team. The Helpdesk Technician I is responsible for delivering timely, professional customer service while supporting the organization's technology environment. This position reports to the Assistant IT Director.
Work at Protocall is inherently stressful given the nature of our mission. It is the basic responsibility of each employee to manage their stress in a way that sustains our commitment to the highest level of client care, customer service, professional conduct, and a supportive work environment.
Typical Duties:
The Helpdesk Technician's principal responsibility is to respond and support Protocall's Helpdesk Ticketing processes and ongoing care and support of all IT related initiatives.
Typical duties may include:
Process Service Requests to resolution or escalate to other IT Team members using Freshservice within required timelines
Record events/problems and their resolution in Freshservice
Document all end user communication in Freshservice
Answer queries on basic technical issues and offer advice to solve them
Provide helpdesk and technical support either by phone or remote access
Respond to IT issues; hardware maintenance, software, networking, etc. within required timelines
Assist in troubleshooting for system errors
Assist with the implementation and support of new software and features
Identify and suggest possible improvements on procedures
Support and administration of all IT related systems and databases
May have inadvertent access to PHI in the course of performing IT support and administration functions.
Detailed Standards and Expectations are listed in the Helpdesk Standards document, provided at time of employment
Performs other duties as requested
This position will require excellent communication and time management skills; the ability to hold several on-going projects and tasks in varying degrees of priority; awareness of the channels of escalation and when to consult. Work will vary from long-term projects to quick and effective tasking. The ability to both work independently and in collaboration with others, as well as comfort with ambiguity will serve this position well.
High school degree or equivalent; bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or behavioral health related field preferred
Proven experience as a help desk technician or other customer support role
Tech savvy with working knowledge of office automation products, databases and remote control
Good understanding of computer systems, mobile devices and other tech products
Ability to diagnose and resolve basic technical issues
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Work at Protocall is inherently stressful given the nature of our mission. It is the basic responsibility of each employee to manage their stress in a way that sustains our commitment to the highest level of client care, customer service, professional conduct, and a supportive work environment.
Protocall Services Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and all of the other fascinating characteristics that make us different.
We help our customers ensure their clients, students, and communities have immediate access to care when and where it’s needed most, creating compassionate connections that improve and strengthen behavioral health intervention and recovery.
ProtoCall was founded in 1992 as a division of the non-profit Metro Crisis Intervention Services, an agency providing crisis line services in Portland, Oregon. The initial goal was to leverage the existing 24/7 infrastructure and professional staffing to create an additional funding source to help support the agency’s local crisis programs. In 1997, ProtoCall Services was incorporated as a privately held entity and has since expanded into a sophisticated 24-hour behavioral health contact center and digital products used by over 500 organizations and responding to more than 600,000 calls annually.
Certainly much has changed since 1992, but just like the founders at Metro Crisis, our fundamental mission of providing access to care in times of crisis remains the core of our work.
We are telephonic first responders. We are mental health paramedics. We go in, tie in a tourniquet to stop the (emotional) bleeding, and refer callers to someone who can follow the healing process closely. We are there to keep the caller safe in that moment.
Whether you’re just starting your career or looking for your next opportunity, we’re a growing company that’s full of opportunities.
If you are committed to quality and to offering the best of yourself to a team that improves access to care when it’s needed most, consider joining us!