We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Information Services Support Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is a hybrid position requiring 1-2 days a week at their office located in Toppenish, Washington.
Here’s a description of the position:
Location
- Administration South
City
- Toppenish
Join our team as an I.S. Support Specialist and play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless operation of our computer software application programs. As a key member of our Information Services department, you’ll be responsible for addressing technical issues, providing hands-on troubleshooting, and maintaining optimal system performance. Your expertise will be essential in managing user accounts, enhancing security settings, and fine-tuning application access. You’ll be at the forefront of our incident management system, swiftly responding to support tickets and collaborating with vendors to resolve challenges. With a focus on continuous improvement, you’ll contribute to refining technical processes and documenting best practices. If you have a passion for problem-solving, a solid IT background, and exceptional communication skills, we invite you to apply.
This is a hybrid position. Work remotely with 1-2 days per week on-site at our I.S. Admin offices in Toppenish, WA.
What We Offer
- $25.00-$30.00/hour DOE with ability to go higher for highly experienced candidates
- 100% employer-paid health insurance for employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx, 24/7 telemedicine; profit sharing, 403(b) retirement plan, generous paid time off, paid holidays, and more
Essential Functions/Responsibilities/Duties
- Responsible for monitoring and responding to open tickets submitted through the incident management system and provide service desk backup as needed
- Assesses system issues, provides technical information to vendors and works with them to solve the issues
- Responsible for improving and documenting the technical processes around application support
- Resolves day-to-day issues, providing hands-on technical maintenance or walk users through a troubleshooting and resolution process via phone, email, remote access, in a timely fashion
- Ensure the timely provisioning and de-provisioning of appropriate levels of access for the systems they support including Active Directory and folder level access
- Provide regular and proper communication to customers throughout the resolution process
- Conducts testing on new and existing applications, locates problems, and solves them in an efficient manner
- Serve as an escalation point for tickets submitted through the incident management system
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to departmental initiatives
- Troubleshoot and escalate issues that cannot be resolved to appropriate section
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Management, or Healthcare
- High School Diploma or GED and four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for an Associate’s Degree
- Experience
- 2 or more years’ progressive work experience in an IS or IT department
- Experience in Healthcare IS or IT is preferred
- Professional Licenses/Certificates/Registration: Epic Certificate Training Status preferred
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required or Preferred
- Broad knowledge of IT/IS services
- Knowledge to triage, diagnose, troubleshoot, and escalate or resolve customer system issues
- Knowledge of operational and clinical workflows and business systems
- Ability to document processes and procedures
- Effective verbal, written and listening communication skills
- Ability to read, understand, and follow technical vendor software specifications
- Ability to prioritize work, handle a variety of tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and remain organized and prioritize effectively under pressure
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage stressful situations and ambiguity
- Highly service-oriented with exceptional customer relations skills
- Interpersonal skills required to effectively influence and communicate cross functionally
- Basic proficiency with a variety of computer programs including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
About YVFWC
We serve more than 197,000 patients across 28 medical clinics, 15 dental clinics, 11 pharmacies, and 49 program sites in Washington State and Oregon. We are Level 3 Certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). With integrated services including medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, primary care nutritional counseling, autism screening, and primary care behavioral health, YVFWC’s patient-centered model of care offers patients the full spectrum of care and shelter assistance, energy assistance, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling and testing, home visits, and four mobile medical/dental clinics.
Working at YVFWC
Working in our organization means being the passionate champion for those who have no voice. It means having the opportunity to work with underserved populations and with peers committed to the same work.
At Farm Workers Clinic
- We will consistently trust one another to work for the common good
- We will foster integrity by demonstrating ethical behavior and insisting on doing what we say we will do
- We will demonstrate transparency by being candid and truthful no matter the risk
- We will create partnerships to strengthen ourselves and our community
- We will fight for just treatment for all individuals
- We will let joy in
- We have the courage to be an agent of change and refuse anything short of excellence
Our mission celebrates diversity. We are committed to equal opportunity employment.
Looks like a great opportunity for those with experience in specializing in information services support! If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.
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