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Department Overview

We are Oregon Health & Science University's Information Technology Field Services team (FTS), a department that reports into the Information Technology Group's Digital Strategies and Technology Services division. We are a department that provides direct support and services for endpoint technology that our customers at OHSU and partnerships use to pursue their vision: a healthier Oregon, and beyond.

All our work supports OHSU's academic, business, healthcare, research, and affiliated partnership initiatives.

Function/Duties of Position

Field Technical Support

• Building positive relationships with clients and prioritizing their technical needs with a focus on customer service.
• Efficiently managing multiple tasks (incidents, service requests, and requests for information) while meeting and adhering to deadlines.
• Provides support for installation, usage, and maintenance of core OHSU + partnered organizational systems and software.
• Supports, tests, and troubleshoots OHSU standard hardware and software.
• Triages and creates support incidents & service request tickets & communicates with customers regarding the status of all work requested.
• Maintains and manages ticket queue in accordance with the OHSU ticket handling guidelines.
• Takes escalated support issues from FTS management when needed. Collaborate with teammates through approved collaboration platforms.
• Performs analysis/troubleshooting to resolve problems with hardware and OHSU standard software and user access issues.
• Escalates incidents and service requests when it is beyond their scope or expertise.
• Configures/Installs/Deploys endpoint equipment & software.
• Participates in testing to assess the effectiveness and utility of temporary and permanent solutions for problems discovered in the field and partners with other ITG employees when advanced testing is required.
• Works collaboratively alongside managers, colleagues, and customers to identify areas of concern and work to create efficient processes and procedures to ensure timely completion of requests, quality of support and resolution of problems; works collaboratively with other technical staff and management to identify trends and communicate issues that impact ITG personnel (root cause analysis).
• Assesses daily priorities, support tickets and other work with colleagues, monitor, report progress and challenges to management.
• Implement IT endpoint solutions in support of OHSU projects, including those from Design and Construction.
• Operate OHSU Fleet vehicles in support of off-campus clinics and remote sites.

Documentation

• Maintaining detailed records of user issues, troubleshooting steps, and solutions for future reference.
• Creating and updating an internal knowledgebase for Field Services.

Asset Management

• Tracking and managing computer hardware inventory, including replacements and repairs.
• Maintain IT hardware asset records and their associated information such as serial numbers, purchase dates, location, warranty details, and maintenance history, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting throughout the asset lifecycle.

Ongoing professional development

• Seeks out and participates in activities to build relevant skills and keep up on industry changes.
• Mentors, shares knowledge, and trains less experienced co-workers. 

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years customer facing IT support experience; OR
• Associate's degree and four years customer facing IT Support experience; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and/or experience.
• Two years of field experience inclusive of resolving field hardware and software problems, installing Microsoft Windows and Apple operating systems.

• Deploying and troubleshooting desktops/laptops, wireless devices, components and peripherals and other IP based field technologies.

• Network troubleshooting (DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, SMTP, etc.).

• Data security & protection.
• Current Driver's license and driving record that meets OHSU's driving requirements.
• Must possess or be able to obtain within 6 months: Dell TechDirect certification for Desktop and Laptop repairs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare, Research and or Academic environment experience.
• Large network and campus environment (15,000 users).
• Formal Project Management Training (PMI).
• Linux Experience.
• Experience with ITIL framework.
• Enterprise level data security encryption.
• Windows 11 (MD-102T00).
• macOS Support Essentials.
• JAMF Certified Associate Tech, Admin, Expert.
• LPI Linux Essentials.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

Additional Details

Assignment is an on-site working environment where applicants will only work on-site.

Location of Job: Various

Shift: Monday - Friday, 6:00am-6:30pm, 8-hour shifts. Occasional overtime may be expected.

On-Call Rotation Required.

Benefits 

• Healthcare for full-time employees covered 100% and 88% for dependents.
• $50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from.
• Vacation - up to 200 hours per year dependent on length of service.
• Sick Leave - up to 96 hours per year.
• 9 paid holidays per year.
• Substantial Tri-Met and C-Tran discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Childcare service discounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts to local and national businesses.

Why apply to OHSU?We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.eduEmployment Type: FULL_TIME