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Process Improvement Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers can demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available through PERM labor certification. Your path to permanent residence runs through a prevailing wage determination, DOL recruitment test, I-140 petition, and adjustment of status or consular processing.
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INTRODUCTION
UPMC is seeking a Process Improvement Specialist to support operations in New York, Bradford, Warren and Kane! This full-time position will work day-shift, Monday through Friday, and is primarily based in the Riverwalk Building at 15 S. Main Street, Jamestown, NY. This position will require travel to office locations in Western New York, Kane, Bradford, Warren and Erie, so the selected candidate must be willing to travel to other office locations with some regularity.
The ideal candidate should have strong problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills and be comfortable working directly with physicians, APPs, nurses, medical assistants, practice managers, and other clinical and operational staff. Experience supporting quality improvement and value-based care programs is important, including monitoring performance, identifying care gaps and barriers, educating practices on program requirements, and helping implement workflow changes to improve outcomes. Familiarity with PCMH requirements and attestations, health plan quality programs, documentation requirements, patient satisfaction, and patient relations is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Assist Primary Care practices with the development of corrective action plans to enhance pay for performance activities of the various managed care entities.
- Conducts the training for Electronic Health Record and assists with resolution of problems.
- Arrange and conduct clinical process assessments for the various primary care and specialty practice sites; develop written strategic planning documents outlining proposed resolution of identified risk issues and problem workflows; arrange and conduct a final review meeting with key practice personnel (physicians, administrators, managers) to present the recommended changes and the benefit to the practice of implementation; determine the timeframe for reassessment based on the individual practice and conduct the re-audit; maintain documentation on department shared drives.
- Champion ambulatory clinical initiatives in the PSD practices for other entities of the system, i.e., the Electronic Health Record implementation teams, UPMC Health Plan, the UPMC Diabetes Institute.
- Staff relevant committees of PSD as assigned by the Vice President or Administrator.
- Support EpicCare rollout for PSD practices; questionnaires, work plans, content sessions and go lives.
- Assist with accomplishing the goals of the annual Medical Management Work Plan.
- Perform projects independently, establish deadlines, prioritize work, and keep supervisory staff appraised of the project's progress or identified barriers to completion.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Business Administration or related field required at time of hire/transfer.
- Master's degree in Business Administration preferred.
- 5 years of related experience required. In lieu of Bachelor's Degree, equivalent combination of education/experience will be accepted.
- Knowledge of information systems and process improvement techniques.
- Must be able to demonstrate skills to understand and interpret data.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND CLEARANCES:
- NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL)
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Process Improvement Specialist
Align your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
If you hold a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive process improvement experience, you may qualify under EB-2's advanced-degree equivalent path. Document each role's scope carefully because USCIS scrutinizes whether the progression is genuinely specialized, not just tenure.
Search for employers with PERM filing history
Target companies that have filed PERM labor certifications for process improvement or industrial engineering roles before. Migrate Mate shows employers with verified green card sponsorship history by occupation, so you can focus your applications where real sponsorship has actually happened.
Request a prevailing wage determination early
Before your employer starts recruitment, DOL must issue a prevailing wage determination for your specific SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level yourself so you can negotiate an offer that meets or exceeds the certified wage before the PERM is filed.
Anticipate the PERM recruitment test requirements
Your employer must run a DOL-mandated recruitment campaign and document that no qualified U.S. workers applied. For process improvement roles, that typically includes job postings, internal notices, and professional journal ads. Any applicant deemed qualified who wasn't hired can derail the PERM filing.
Review your O*NET occupation profile before interviews
PERM requires the job duties to match the sponsored occupation closely. Pull the O*NET profile for your SOC code and confirm your day-to-day responsibilities map to it. Gaps between your actual work and the O*NET description can trigger a PERM denial or an RFE on the I-140.
Understand AC21 portability before you change jobs
If your I-485 has been pending 180 or more days and you receive a new offer in the same or a similar occupation, AC21 lets you change employers without restarting the green card process. Confirm the new role's SOC code overlaps with your original PERM before you resign.
Green Card Process Improvement Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Process Improvement Specialist roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Process Improvement Specialist positions qualify under EB-3 when the employer requires a bachelor's degree, or under EB-2 when the role requires an advanced degree or the equivalent combination of a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience. The employer must be able to justify the degree requirement as a genuine business necessity during the PERM process, not simply a preference.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and requires an LCA filed with DOL, while green card sponsorship leads to permanent residence and goes through PERM labor certification instead. PERM requires a full DOL recruitment test to prove no qualified U.S. workers are available, a prevailing wage determination, an approved I-140 petition, and then an adjustment of status or consular processing step. Priority date backlogs can also extend timelines significantly for nationals of high-demand countries.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Process Improvement Specialist roles?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by occupation and location. Because PERM filings are public DOL records, the platform can show you which companies have actually sponsored this occupation before, letting you prioritize applications to employers who have already committed to the PERM process rather than guessing from general job boards.
Can I change employers after my PERM is approved but before I get my green card?
Two distinct rules apply depending on where you are in the process. If your original I-140 was approved, that priority date can carry over to a new employer's I-140. Separately, once your I-485 has been pending 180 or more days, AC21 portability lets you change to the same or a similar occupation without restarting the green card process from scratch.
What can delay a PERM filing for a Process Improvement Specialist position?
Common delays include a prevailing wage determination that comes back at a higher wage level than the employer offered, a qualified U.S. applicant appearing during the mandatory DOL recruitment period, or a job description that does not align closely enough with the SOC code being sponsored. DOL can also audit PERM applications, which pauses the certification process and requires the employer to submit full recruitment documentation.