Service Desk Technical Analyst I (Work from Home - North Central Pennsylvania Resident)

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

In a 24/7/365 environment, the Service Desk Technical Analyst is responsible for the performance of tasks related to Geisinger IT hardware, infrastructure, access, application and software support, including the EHR (Electronic Health Record) System. This includes but is not limited to issue and problem resolution, access management, request fulfillment, training, testing, implementation, go-live and operational support, and maintenance. The IT Service Desk serves as a front-line and tier 2 technical contact between Information Technology and Geisinger's organizational departments (clinical and non-clinical), IT vendors, partners, and the user community.

Job Duties:

• Provides professional remote and customer-facing support and solutions for technical needs supporting all business lines across Geisinger's customer base. 
• Service Desk Technical Analyst makes decisions based on independent judgment to resolve a range of complex technical problems. (Eus), assesses the impact and urgency of an issue and sets priority according to established Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Facilitates the implementation of appropriate solutions with the goal of First Call Resolution 
• Develops a strong understanding of the EHR (Electronic Health Record) and all Geisinger technology and applications, common support concepts, practices, and procedures. 
• Provides technical support to customers in a professional manner and maintains goodwill, cooperation, and productive relationships throughout the Geisinger Health system. 
• Accurately documents the details of interactions, incidents, and requests, including all troubleshooting efforts and work performed for the customer 
• Provides regular updates regarding work status via standard documentation tools and/or huddles, meetings, etc. Learns and begins to apply appropriate issue escalation. 
• As requested, produces documentation including current and future state workflows, pros/cons, gap analysis, needs assessments, design specifications, build documentation, test plans, project plans, status reports and transitionary documentation. 
• Where escalation is needed, determines the appropriate path and routes the incident according to the established protocol and/or detailed knowledge of technical roles/assignment groups.
• Uses appropriate communication methods to notify IT customers of scheduled and unscheduled downtimes or interruptions in service 
• Maintains security and confidentiality, especially under circumstances that require access or exposure to Patient Information (PI) or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (SD) and adheres to best practice standards 
• Communicates effectively with peers, informaticians, stakeholders, project teams, and leadership. 
• Participates in team on-call rotation to provide 24x7x365 support to assigned areas.
• Supports system upgrades, patches, and monitoring.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Position Details:

Work Schedule: 8:00AM-4:30PM (5-8’s) or 7:00AM -5:30pm (4 – 10’s), every other weekend including holidays.

IT knowledge, education preferred
Demonstrated Customer Service, Call Center experience preferred

Internet Requirements:

Employee required to have/supply: Cable modem, (high speed only- NO DSL or Wireless Cellular Service or Satellite Service). Min requirements is:

• 5MBPS UP
• 20MBPS DOWN
• <75 ms Ping Required
• <30 ms Gitter Requited

Computer must be connected to the internet via Ethernet cable; wifi is not permitted unless a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is used for the wifi connection.

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Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Relevant experience* (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Communication, Customer Service, HR Policies, Standards And Procedures, Interpersonal Communication, IT Environment, Problem Management, Technical Troubleshooting

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.