Service Desk Agent I

Location: Westborough, MA - Home Corporate Office Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week. Tuesday-Saturday, 5:00am-1:30pm Pay Rate: $21.00-$24.00/hour Benefits Health, dental, vision insurance/additional voluntary insurances Company-paid life insurance/employee assistance programs Generous paid time off accrual Tuition reimbursement/loan repayment options 401k with company match up to 7%! Discounts on wide array of services/entertainment nationwide The Service Desk Technician I Is Responsible For Being a frontline technical support professional who receives and handles tickets. Providing customers with information, restoring service, and escalating tickets to a higher level of support. Good communication skills and the ability to take direction regarding incident resolution. Having knowledge of IT systems, processes, and terminology. Evaluating documented resolutions and analyze trends for ways to prevent future problems. Alerting management to emerging trends in incidents. Assisting in software releases and rollouts and communication to the end users. Fielding incoming requests to the Service Desk via both telephone and e-mail to ensure courteous, timely and effective resolution of end user issues. Documenting all pertinent end user identification information, including name, department, contact information and nature of problem or issue. Building rapport and elicit problem details from service desk customers. Prioritizing and scheduling problems. Escalating problem (when required) to the appropriately experienced technician. Recording, tracking and documenting the service desk incident management process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions made, and actions taken, through to final resolution. Applying diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting. Accessing software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and FAQ resources on the Internet/Intranet to aid in problem resolution. Identifying and learn appropriate software and hardware used and supported by the organization. Performing hands‑on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware, implementing file backups, and configuring systems and applications. Performing preventative maintenance, including checking and cleaning of workstations, printers, and peripherals. Testing fixes to ensure problem has been adequately resolved. Performing post-resolution follow ups to help requests. Developing help sheets and FAQ lists for end users. Reinforcing SLAs to manage end-user expectations. Participating in mandatory on-call rotation. Qualifications Associates Degree or 1 to 2 years equivalent work experience. Optional Certifications: HDI, Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA or ITIL v3.0 or v4.0. Must have valid driver’s license, clean driving record and personal means of transportation to travel for business. Experience Knowledge of basic computer hardware including CPU, RAM, HDD, Network Adapters, etc. Extensive application support experience with Electronic Medical Record software. Working knowledge of a range of diagnostic utilities, including remote control software. Experience with smartphone, desktop and server operating systems, including Windows, Apple iOS, Android. Familiarity with the fundamental principles of ITIL. Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening and questioning skills. Strong documentation skills. Fluent in English. Customer service experience. Troubleshooting/problem solving experience. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Ability to conduct research into a wide range of computing issues as required. #J-18808-Ljbffr Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.