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IT Service Desk Technician - IT Service Desk

Job Description

  • About Us

    CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times
  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.
  • Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
  • Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.
  • Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
  • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.
  • Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
  • Job Summary
    • The IT Service Desk Technician provides technical support for end user hardware and software needs. The position provides routine technical support and maintenance for desktop, laptop, telephony, and network systems including hardware, application software, operating systems, and connectivity. In addition, the role is responsible for troubleshooting issues and documenting resolution with support as needed. Responsibilities include knowledge transfer forums to identify and resolve problems and contribute to all phases of support, including coordination, monitoring, tracking, and resolution related to installations, upgrades, software, hardware, operating systems, and operating system configuration issues. The IT Support Technician additionally provides support to the Service Desk team as needed and will participate in Level 1 resolutions on a rotational basis, including direct phone support to assist with Level 1 resolutions.
  • Job Requirements
    • Education
        • Preferred: Associate degree in Healthcare Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
    • Experience
        • Required: 2-6 years of experience in healthcare IT support or related field OR Associate degree in healthcare information technology, information technology, or a related field.
    • Skills
        • Knowledge of computer hardware, including CPU’s, RAM, Hard Drives, etc.
        • Exceptional written and oral communication skills
        • Exception interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building
        • Strong documentation skills
        • Understanding of TCP/IP based networking
        • Work well with minimal supervision showing clear direction and initiative
        • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
        • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
        • Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
    • Licensure/Certification/Registration
        • N/A

Why CoxHealth?

We are a health system that includes six hospitals with over 80 clinics and 537 physicians serving 24 counties. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital is also the only facility in the region to receive the ANCC Magnet designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.