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Program Coordinator roles at nonprofits, universities, healthcare systems, and government contractors regularly qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification. Employers document the recruitment process, file with DOL, then petition USCIS for permanent residency. Foreign professionals with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field are strong candidates for this sponsorship pathway.
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Department:
SOM Wichita Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Wichita THRIVE
Position Title:
Program Coordinator - THRIVE Regional Hub (Hutchinson)
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
The Regional Hub Program Coordinator of Hutchinson provides operational and administrative support for the Thrive Kansas Digital Mental Health Initiative within an assigned Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) regional hub. This position coordinates day-to-day implementation activities, training and onboarding logistics, meeting and communication activities, documentation and record management, and project tracking. The role serves as a key resource for participating sites, community health workers (CHWs), providers, implementation partners, and regional leadership, helping ensure regional activities are completed efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with project timelines, reporting requirements, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes.
The Thrive Kansas Digital Mental Health Initiative is a grant funded, statewide, evidence-based digital therapeutic strategy designed to expand access to treatment for depression, substance use disorders (SUD) and other mental disorders in rural Kansas. The initiative deploys clinically validated computerized mental health interventions supported by community-based facilitation and integrated into rural primary care, behavioral health, and community settings.
Job Description:
Job Duties
Regional Deployment & Site Coordination
- Track completion of regional onboarding, deployment, and access setup activities for participating sites. Maintain deployment task lists, implementation documentation, and project records.
- Schedule and coordinate deployment-related meetings and communications. Log, monitor, and route technical issues to appropriate project personnel and track issue resolution.
- Maintain records related to deployment activities, onboarding progress, implementation milestones, and site readiness.
- Support the Regional Hub Program Manager in monitoring implementation progress, identifying potential barriers, and facilitating successful deployment activities.
Training Coordination & Implementation Support
- Schedule and coordinate regional training sessions for providers, CHWs, supervisors, navigators, and program staff. Track training attendance, completion, certifications, and related documentation. Distribute training materials, reminders, schedules, and follow-up communications. Serve as the first point of contact for routine implementation questions and assist with resolving common operational concerns.
- Support onboarding and implementation activities for participating sites, organizations, and staff. Coordinate logistics and facilitate stakeholder communication to support successful adoption of digital mental health services.
Workforce & Program Operations Support
- Support onboarding logistics for CHWs, case management staff, and other program personnel. Maintain regional staffing rosters, contact lists, distribution lists, and workforce documentation.
- Coordinate routine communication among CHWs, supervisors, project staff, and participating organizations, and track operational issues and implementation barriers affecting program activities.
- Document workflow modifications, process updates, and operational improvements to help ensure consistency across participating sites and regional partners.
Evaluation, Reporting & Continuous Quality Improvement
- Track regional data submission schedules, reporting deadlines, and project deliverables. Coordinate meetings associated with evaluation activities, reporting reviews, and CQI initiatives.
- Document meeting notes, action items, decisions, and follow-up tasks, and maintain records for grant administration, reporting, and project documentation.
- Support preparation and dissemination of summaries, reports, presentations, slide decks, and stakeholder communications.
- Assist the Regional Hub Program Manager in monitoring completion of CQI action items and reporting requirements.
User Support & Access Coordination
- Coordinate logistics associated with participant, provider, and stakeholder support activities. Track access-related issues reported by users, CHWs, providers, and participating sites.
- Route user access concerns to the appropriate technical or program staff and monitor progress toward resolution. Maintain user-facing support materials, frequently asked questions (FAQs), reference guides, and communication resources.
- Track recurring access barriers and support identification of trends that require escalation to regional leadership or project management teams.
Regional Communication & Stakeholder Support
- Support communication among participating healthcare organizations, community partners, providers, and project teams within the regional hub.
- Coordinate meeting logistics, maintain distribution lists, prepare communications, and facilitate follow-up activities related to project implementation.
- Assist in maintaining positive relationships with participating organizations and stakeholders.
- Support dissemination of project updates, training opportunities, implementation resources, and program information throughout the region.
Integration with Regional & Statewide Program Operations
- Support the Regional Hub Program Manager in ensuring alignment between regional implementation activities and statewide project goals.
- Maintain documentation, records, and communications that support coordination across regional hubs and statewide leadership teams.
- Participate in statewide coordination meetings, implementation activities, and quality improvement initiatives as assigned.
- Assist in sharing lessons learned, implementation best practices, and operational insights across project teams and partner organizations.
- Conduct activities in a professional and ethical manner, and in accordance with KUMC Policies and applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.
- Performs job responsibilities in a safe and secure manner.
- Coordinate work with other University areas ensure integration and support of the University mission.
- Develops, maintains and expands job-specific knowledge and skills to keep pace with industry changes and supports the university's commitment to excellence and innovation.
- Participates in relevant committees, task force, or other similar activities.
- Maintain confidentiality of medical center, employee, and patient information. Manages sensitive data with discretion and in accordance with KUMC policies and legal requirements.
- Maintains the highest standards of integrity, respect, professional conduct, and ethical standards.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment
This position may be eligible for a hybrid (in-office/remote) schedule, based on a set departmental schedule and with management approval. Incumbent must reside in Kansas or Missouri.
The in-office location for this position will be in Hutchinson, KS.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience:
- Two (2) years of experience in project coordination, program coordination, program support, or related roles. Education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Experience working in public health, healthcare administration, business administration, social work, behavioral health, education, public administration, or a related field.
- Experience coordinating meetings, training activities, or operational workflows.
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders and interdisciplinary teams.
- Experience using digital collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Smartsheet)
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare administration, business administration, social work, behavioral health, public administration, or related field.
Work Experience:
- Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, population health, digital health, or community-based programs.
- Experience supporting grant-funded, federally funded, or state-funded initiatives.
- Experience coordinating workforce development, training programs, or implementation activities.
- Experience supporting quality improvement, evaluation, or reporting activities.
- Experience working with rural healthcare organizations, community-based organizations, or community health workers.
- Experience supporting multi-site or regional implementation initiatives.
Skills
- Organization
- Detail oriented
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Multitasking
Required Documents
- CV
- Cover Letter
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Hourly
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range:
$28.20 - $38.35
Minimum
$28.20
Midpoint
$33.17
Maximum
$38.35
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Program Coordinator
Align your degree to the job description
PERM requires your credentials to match the employer's stated minimum requirements exactly. A bachelor's degree in public administration, social work, health sciences, or a related field strengthens your EB-3 eligibility and reduces the risk of a DOL audit.
Target employers who self-sponsor through PERM
Nonprofits, federally funded health programs, and university research offices regularly sponsor Program Coordinators because these roles are tied to grant cycles and long-term institutional need. Prioritize organizations with active federal grants or Title IV funding.
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Migrate Mate filters Program Coordinator roles by employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you're not guessing which organizations will file PERM on your behalf. Use it to build a targeted list before you apply.
Verify the prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your offered salary must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for Program Coordinators in your work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the wage level before you negotiate, since PERM will lock in that figure.
Clarify sponsorship intent early in negotiations
Once you receive an offer, ask HR directly whether the role is approved for PERM sponsorship and what the expected timeline is. Some employers fund green cards only for positions tied to specific grants, which affects when the process can start.
Request concurrent filing if your priority date allows
If your country of birth is not subject to EB-3 backlogs, ask your employer to file I-485 adjustment of status concurrently with the I-140 petition after PERM certification. This cuts months off your total processing time.
Green Card Program Coordinator: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Program Coordinator roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Program Coordinator positions qualify under EB-3 because they require a bachelor's degree in a specific field rather than an advanced degree. EB-2 is possible if the employer can demonstrate that an advanced degree is genuinely required for the role, or if you pursue a National Interest Waiver independently. In practice, most employers sponsor this title at the EB-3 level through PERM.
How does the PERM green card process differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary, cap-subject visa with an annual lottery. PERM leads to permanent residency and has no annual filing cap at the petition stage. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification alone can take six months to over a year, followed by I-140 and adjustment of status. For Program Coordinators from most countries outside India and China, the full EB-3 process typically resolves within two to three years.
Which types of employers are most likely to sponsor Program Coordinators for a green card?
Federally funded nonprofits, hospital systems, public health agencies, and university research departments sponsor Program Coordinators most frequently because these roles support long-term programs rather than short-term projects. Employers with active NIH, CDC, or HUD grants often build green card sponsorship into their staffing plans from the start.
Where can I find Program Coordinator jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you filter job listings specifically by employers with employment-based green card sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on organizations that have already committed to sponsoring foreign workers. This is more reliable than asking employers cold, since sponsorship intent is rarely stated in standard job postings.
Can I switch employers after my PERM is filed but before I have a green card?
Yes, but the rules depend on where you are in the process. PERM certification and an approved I-140 are tied to the sponsoring employer. If you change jobs before I-140 approval, you lose the filing and restart. After 180 days with an approved I-140 and a pending I-485, portability rules under AC21 may allow you to transfer to a same or similar role without losing your priority date.