"IT Service Desk Technician - Help Desk Technician Day Shift Tues/Wed days off"

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, a Programmer Analyst at the Help Desk provides timely and accurate Information Technology service and support to the Academic, Clinical Faculty, and Staff of Stony Brook Medicine. The Programmer Analyst also provides direct support to our clinical nursing areas for issues with the hardware, software and applications necessary for Patient Care.

Duties of a Programmer Analyst at the Help Desk may include the following but are not limited to:

• Answer Help Desk telephone calls, E-mails and other forms of customer contact received during shift in a prompt, courteous and professional manner. Provide first-level support for all hardware, software, applications, mobile device, account maintenance, customer education and service related requests. Collect all details pertaining to the issue or request and enter into the ITSM Ticket system to ensure timely and efficient Information Technology collaboration.
• Provide first level troubleshooting and resolution of problems pertaining to organization's PCs, laptops/tablets, smartphones, mobile care carts and printers. Prioritize and troubleshoot problems reported during shift. Provide a resolution to problem whenever possible or escalate to the next level of support as necessary.
• Monitor and ensure a high level of availability for the electronic patient care computer systems, interfaces and data center environment during shift. Follow established procedures to escalate problems to the appropriate system support group or vendor. Report problems to the appropriate Information Technology departments and follow established downtime procedures when necessary.
• Ensure that all requests for mobile devices and cell phones and associated services received during shift are processed in a timely manner. Review the procedures and documentation to activate new mobile devices and cellphones.
• Process weekly, monthly or on demand mainframe and ancillary systems operational jobs, including SunQuest Lab System.
• Maintain excellent communication with co-workers, hardware and technical support personnel and management, including visiting customers or departments and reporting/escalating issues with supervisor or manager. Report changes to policy or procedures and submit updates to the Help Desk Knowledge Base system or SOP.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Information Technology or technical degree. OR
• Two to four years experience in a Help Desk, Service Desk or technical support environment.
• Knowledge of PCs, peripherals, printers and their functions. Experience troubleshooting PCs in a network environment.
• Must have excellent technical skills and troubleshooting knowledge of Windows based computers, printers, and mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent customer service skills.
• Work may require occasional physical activity such as moving equipment and the physical setup of equipment. This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers and fax machines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Information Technology or technical degree.
• Three to five years experience in a Help Desk, Service Desk or technical support environment.
• Experience in a HealthCare environment supporting HealthCare clinical information technology services and applications.
• Experience with printer support in a network environment.
• Comp TIA A+

Special Notes:

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview:

This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position is $54101 - $69950 / year.

The above salary range represents SBUH's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate's validated years of comparable experience. Any efforts to inflate or misrepresent experience are grounds for disqualification from the application process or termination of employment if hired.

Some positions offer annual supplemental pay such as:

• Location pay for UUP full-time positions ($4000)

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your bottom line.