Primary City/State:
Arizona, Arizona
Department Name:
IT Network Services
Work Shift:
Day
Job Category:
Information Technology
Innovation and highly trained staff. The Information Technology professionals at Banner Health are utilizing cutting edge technology to change health care for the better. If you’re ready to change lives, we want to hear from you.
Banner Health is looking for a talented and ambitious Systems Engineer to join its Voice Services team. Banner operates a single, unified enterprise telephone system across 6 western states and 260+ physical locations, serving 39 hospitals and acute care facilities, ~40 urgent cares, nearly 200 clinics and health centers, and multiple corporate locations. The existence of a ~7000 member remote workforce, the drive towards mobility and remote devices in the hospitals, and a significant level of integration between medical systems and voice systems will keep you engaged and excited working on new technologies and solutions.
The Voice Services team designs, implements and administers all aspects of the enterprise telephony system, provides technical resources for complex projects with voice components or requirements, and acts as an escalation point for the various other teams that perform day-to-day administration of voice endpoints and MACD tasks. Our on-premise solutions are based on Cisco Call Manager and various other products in the Cisco Collaboration suite, supplemented by state-of-the-art third party systems to centralize administration, provisioning and monitoring of the core voice systems, with future plans to explore hybrid or cloud-based solutions as Banner pursues its Cloud-Smart strategies. The location for this role will be remote and does include on call rotation duties. This can be a remote position ONLY if you live in the following states only: AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV & WY. The typical schedule for this role is Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM AZ time. Banner Health IT was awarded Inside Pro and Computerworld's 100 Best Places to work in IT for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.
Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position is an expert that demonstrates technical knowledge of infrastructure and communications processes and supports system defined objectives relative to the company’s business and healthcare requirements. Interacts as part of a team, leading small sized projects to plan, design, implement and support Information Technology infrastructure, networks, hardware and applications.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Business Outcomes: Relentless focus on delivering outcomes and value to our business. Identifies, investigates, tracks, and resolves multi-level project, system or application errors ensuring the resolution is timely with a high degree of accuracy and quality. Determines which option is appropriate based on the unique situation. Ensures timely updates and communication to the customer. Participates in the designs of end user training and curriculum for applications and systems. Monitors the initial rollout and ongoing support of the user community. Is able to assess what is important, balances priorities, and creates a clear and effective plan to drive desired outcomes, uses time management effectively and measures progress. Exhibits a basic understanding of one or more business functions and their processes. Also understands the impact of technical solutions on functional aspects of the business.
2. Technology Standards: Monitor all installed systems and infrastructure in line with company guidelines or SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability; liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution. Provide notification for service interruptions to impacted end users. Assists in the coordination of various teams testing and evaluating for the development of design and its implementation of the best output. Configures and tests operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
Clearly document the design, maintenance and support procedures, creating comprehensive technical documents to include process maps, Business Requirement Documents, system diagrams, application maps, test plans, work instructions, etc. Stores documents in central location for broader IT access. Develops and consistently updates fully integrated testing scenarios. Provides information to be incorporated as part of the comprehensive functional and integration testing plans. Coordinates change management documentation and ensures that approvals are managed according to departmental procedures and ITIL standards. Evaluates the existing systems and provides technical direction for basic troubleshooting to IT support staff.
3. Innovation and Futures: Recognizes opportunities to act and make a difference. Takes action without over-analyzing or waiting until it is too late. Willingly takes charge and acts in the face of adversity. Accepts assignments that appear less than ideal, with confidence that the people, processes and systems in the organization can effectively work through issues and obstacles. Makes appropriate decisions in high risk situations. Identifies opportunities to create value by introducing new ideas and driving change. Recognizes opportunities to act and make a difference. Takes action without over-analyzing or waiting until it is too late. Willingly takes charge and acts in the face of adversity. Accepts assignments that appear less than ideal, with confidence that the people, processes and systems in the organization can effectively work through issues and obstacles.
4. Advisor and Partner: Provides information for staff and various committees assisting with design, implementation and maintenance of application and system specifications and processes. Participates and may lead task forces to plan, implement, and coordinate facility activities to maximize information technology service quality, effectiveness and efficiency; acts as a liaison, proactively garnering input from clinical customers and translating that input into specific functional requirements to be implemented. Maintains current professional and technical knowledge related to the healthcare industry by attending educational workshops/conferences, establishing personal networks, and/or maintaining relevant certification or licensure as business needs require.
5. Communication: Speaks effectively in group situations, e.g., meetings, presentations. Expresses ideas in a clear, concise and thorough manner. Simplifies technical or complex information without insulting the listener/reader. Takes measures to ensure understanding has occurred. Asks questions to clarify or discern implied or poorly expressed meanings. Effectively communicates ideas, opinions, questions or concerns in one-on-one situations. Accurately restates the situation even when in disagreement. Understands and articulately answers questions when asked. Seeks feedback on own verbal and non-verbal style and effectiveness. Practices attentive and active listening skills.
6. Measurements: Ensures Key Performance Indicators are supported and tracked in all levels of work effort. Clearly defines success and implements the measurements to understand when success is achieved.
7. Strategic/Leadership: Maintains and applies up-to-date knowledge of discrete and integrated information systems elements (hardware, software, and network). Provides expertise and guidance to the user community and mentors junior members of the department. Consistently displays awareness and sensitivity to the needs of internal and/or external customers. Proactively ensures these needs are met or exceeded. Takes or directs repeated and varied actions to overcome technical or people obstacles, rejection or failure. Sustains action over a long period, even in the face of adversity. Sees barriers as challenges or opportunities. Shares knowledge, skill, or expertise with others. Coaches others. Encourages and reinforces personal and professional development.
8. Customer Service: Puts the needs of the customer and team at the center of decision making. Consistently displays awareness and sensitivity to the needs of internal and/or external customers. Proactively ensures these needs are met or exceeded. Keeps customers regularly informed on progress of initiatives and actively solicits feedback from customers to ensure needs are being met. Anticipates customers’ needs and balances those needs with those of other customers and the enterprise.
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, applicable professional standards, ITSM and ITIL Standards. Provides all customers of Banner Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core behaviors.
9. This position has responsibility for selected infrastructure applications or systems. Work is performed in a fast paced multi-tasked environment where there may be conflicting priorities or tight deadlines. The incumbent has minor level decision-making authority for projects, coding, and applications and works at peer level. The incumbent participates in meetings, presentations, visioning sessions, planning sessions, implementation activities, and supports functions system wide.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess a strong knowledge of technology as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
Certain assignments require certification or credentialing in designated area.
Must also have two to four years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business and healthcare experience.
Must demonstrate general knowledge of information technology and healthcare. Needs experience in small scale project planning and reporting either individual or team. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Incumbent will have skills to mentor less experienced team members.
As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours and carrying/responding to a pager may be required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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