IT Help Desk Agent - Agent

Parkland Health
      3 days ago

      Job Description

      Primary Purpose
      Under general supervision, provide Level 1/Level 1.5 technical support via telephone to clinical and business end-users experiencing issues with connectivity, telephony, software, hardware, peripherals, and smart devices.

      Minimum Specifications

      Education
      - High School Diploma Required.
      - Prefer Bachelor's degree in Information Technology; Business or CompTIA certifications.

      Experience
      - Must have a three years of cumulative experience consisting of intermediate level IT help desk, IT service desk, or technical support experience.
      - Prefer a minimum of three years of IT ticketing system experience or exposure.
      - Prefer a minimum of one year of Major Incident Management experience or exposure.
      - Prefer entry level software design experience or exposure.
      - Prefer entry level network engineering knowledge experience or exposure.

      Equivalent Education and/or Experience
      - May have an equivalent combination of education and/or experience in lieu of specific education and/or experience as stated above.

      Certification/Registration/Licensure
      - Prefer CompTIA certifications. CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+.
      - Prefer Microsoft certification within specific specializations including Office and Windows operating system.

      Required Tests for Placement

      Skills or Special Abilities
      - Must have an intermediate knowledge of a service desk or help desk environment.
      - Must have an intermediate knowledge of computers, computer networks and troubleshooting concepts and ticketing software.
      - Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
      - Must have the ability to troubleshoot intermediate level technical problems.
      - Must be able to use critical thinking skills to identify work arounds and resolve computer problems.
      - Must be able to demonstrate empathy. You may be handling contacts from customers in difficult situations.
      - Must be able to multitask as you will have to switch between multiple systems while helping customers.
      - Must be able to manage inbound calls in a timely and effective manner.
      - Must be able to research customer problems using knowledge base articles and other resources.
      - Must be able to provide the right solutions to customers or escalate to the appropriate Level 2 support team.
      - Must meet quality KPI (Key Performance Indicators) targets.

      Responsibilities
      - Provides Level 1/Level 1.5 technical support via telephone to clinical and business end-users experiencing issues with connectivity, telephony, software, hardware, peripherals, and smart devices.
      - Interacts with IT teams, IT analysts, and other IT staff members to troubleshoot, identify and resolve technical issues.
      - Leverages the IT ticketing system to document end-user issue, research knowledge base articles, and document troubleshooting steps performed to resolve the issue or reassign the ticket to a Level 2 team.
      - Simulates or recreates end-user problems in order to resolve computer or software problems.
      - Escalates more complex problems to higher level co-workers or leaders, as needed.
      - Integrates knowledge gained into current work practices.
      - Reports all team member related issues to appropriate management for correction or improvement.
      - Identifies ways to improve work processes and improve customer satisfaction. Makes recommendations to supervisor or manager in support of the overall goals of the department and Parkland.

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