IT Service Desk Associate

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Inova Health System

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Falls Church, Virginia

Hybrid

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The IT Service Desk Associate provides Tier 1 technical support to internal and external customers via phone, email, and chat. They are responsible for documenting incidents in the ITSM tool, researching solutions, and escalating complex issues according to standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

Inova is seeking an IT Service Desk Associate to provide Tier 1 phone-based technical support. Key requirements include a High School diploma or GED and one year of IT Service/Help Desk experience, preferably in a high call volume call center. Strong communication skills and the ability to resolve technical issues efficiently are essential.

Job Description

Inova IT Enterprise Service Desk is looking for a dedicated IT Service Desk Associate to join the Team. This hybrid role will be full-time working a variable schedule based on business needs. 

The IT Service Desk Associate provides Tier 1 phone-based support to internal and external Inova customers through a single point of contact identified to report problems or direct inquiries regarding standard IT related “break-fix” and “how-to” issues in accordance with appropriate industry standards. Provides real-time support to physicians, nurses, other caregivers and other Inova customers. 

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

IT Service Desk Associate Job Responsibilities:

  • Answers and responds to inbound calls, emails, escalations or chats using documented procedures, available tools and supplied script(s) to assess customer's technical support needs and handle/route accordingly to the satisfaction of the customer. Communicates courteously and effectively with empathy to ensure customer and service level standards are successfully met.
  • Resolves issues in an effective, efficient and timely manner to the customers’ satisfaction following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and using the following process: identify, research and resolve.
  • Documents work in the ITSM tracking tool and utilizes the Knowledge base for troubleshooting and when appropriate, dispatch following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Documents, tracks and monitors problems accurately to ensure a timely resolution following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Meets or exceeds identified metrics that support service desk SLAs and SOPs.
  • Performs proper urgency/impact assessment on incidents following SOPs and escalates callers to appropriate support teams/individuals/Leadership based on event to ensure customer’s issues are resolved quickly.
  • Updates aging incident and request tickets in individual agent queue at least every 48 hours to ensure customer issues are not forgotten and either resolved or escalated to appropriate support teams for resolution.
  • Provides feedback on current knowledge articles and makes suggestions for new articles to knowledge article owners (SMEs) in order to resolve issues as quickly as possible at Tier 1 based upon knowledge centered support (KCS).
  • May assist with clinical calls and incidents during higher-than-expected call volume, Downtime/System Outages, or as part of a career advancement strategy.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education: High School or GED
  • Experience: 1 year of IT related Service/Help Desk experience in a high call volume call center 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in a healthcare environment preferred. 

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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Inova Health System

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs. Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement. Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
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