Help Desk Specialist
Role Overview
The IT Support, Help Desk role provides front-line technical support for clinical applications, as well as hardware and software used by clinicians, patients, and administrative team members. This position serves as a primary point of contact for troubleshooting issues, responding to inquiries, and ensuring timely resolution of support requests.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for IT and application support, including troubleshooting and guidance on standard workflows, policies, and procedures.
- Provide timely and effective user support via phone and ticketing system.
- Manage incoming support requests through calls, email tickets, and screen sharing to assist end users with system functionality and configuration.
- Identify and communicate operational inefficiencies, providing feedback and root cause analysis related to software, hardware, network configurations, and support workflows.
- Accurately document issues and service requests in the ticketing system, supporting transparency and continuous process improvement.
- Effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks while meeting established Service Desk KPIs.
- Delivers a high level of customer service by providing clear, empathetic, and solution-oriented support.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in healthcare, business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 1 to 2 years of experience providing customer support or delivering training on software applications within clinical settings, required.
- 1 to 2 years of experience diagnosing and resolving technical issues related to hardware, software, and network systems, strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with EHR systems required; experience with AdvancedMD or Athenahealth is highly desirable.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and effectively prioritize competing tasks.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of management, team members, and clinicians in a patient and professional manner.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
- Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay, and an Employee Assistance Program.
Compensation
$25.00 - $28.00/hour in addition to a competitive bonus plan
Physical Requirements
This role is primarily performed in a remote setting, requiring reliable internet access and a quiet, distraction-free, dedicated HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant workspace. Work involves extended periods of sitting, frequent use of a computer and audio/video calls and meetings. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Contact Information
To apply for a position, please use our official careers page. For accommodation requests, please contact our Human Resources Team at ADA@lifestance.com.