IT Clinical Service Support Analyst Associate

M-F, 8am -5pm, rotating weekends and holidays.

Major Responsibilities

• While working in a fast-paced Service Desk environment duties include knowledge, troubleshooting, education, maintenance, and resolution of issues related to hardware and software for Providers and Epic users.
• Demonstrates basic written and oral communication skills, including good listening and verbal skills.
• Produces accurate and complete work while consistently meeting established Service Desk Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Basic understanding of healthcare workflows and the unique needs of physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff who may be seeking support.
• Completes required training outlined by the department with a specific focus on maintaining patient safety.
• Informs the immediate supervisor of any abnormal circumstances related to performance of job duties in a timely and accurate fashion. Ability to determine and support customer emergency issues and escalates to the appropriate person or group as needed.
• Applies appropriate customer service and service recovery skills to comply with department standards. Basic understanding of standard system hardware equipment and software applications at a rapid pace.
• Performs testing in Non-Prod (Dev/Test/Playground) environments for troubleshooting end-user issues as well as testing and evaluation of new application features and functionality.
• Information is gathered and analyzed from end users through clarifying questions, workflow understanding, and technical knowledge.Assessment of the issue is determined and if resolution isn't achieved at the time of call, a workaround is considered and escalation to an appropriate team occurs.
• Performs all tasks within IT and Cybersecurity governance, though use of elevated administrative rights to safeguard user and patient data. Participates in conversations between the Service Desk, Clinical Informatics, and Epic Training Team.

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to perform fine hand manipulation when using a keyboard and mouse.
• Must be able to wear an over the ear headset for extended periods of time.
• Position may require travel which may result in exposure to road and weather hazards.
• Exposed to a normal office environment.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Essential/Critical requirements for emergency event staffing.

High School Diploma or GED is required.

A four-year degree in computer science, business administration, biomedical technology, or a related field is preferred.

Must obtain within 18 months and maintain annual educational requirements for Epic certification(s) as required by department.

Epic certification in at least one module is preferred.

• One year's experience in a clinical environment, Service Delivery, or work-related equivalent is required.
• Must be a service-oriented, team player. Communicates proactively, cooperatively and constructively.

• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Basic understanding of call centers and call tracking systems.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to learn quickly and support software applications.
• Basic understanding of the technical components of an Information System, including basic hardware, platform, database concepts, and terminology.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Analytical and problem-solving.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to travel to system locations to provide Service Desk application support.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work as a team.

• Formal training in a variety of information systems technologies is preferred:
• Desktop applications (MS Office, O365, Edge, Chrome)
• Knowledge of Active Directory environment (users, printers, computers, groups)
• Operating Systems (Windows OS, macOS, iOS, Android OS)
• Basic networking knowledge including wireless connections
• Epic EHR
• Clinical Workflows
• Service Delivery

Two years' experience in a clinical environment, Service Delivery, or work-related equivalent is preferred.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.