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Outreach Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before sponsoring, and the annual cap means timing your job search around the selection cycle matters.
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SUMMARY
Responsible for the clinical and administrative oversight, supervision and support to the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team that provides community-based services and supports to adults residing in the community who are living with a severe and persistent mental illness. Must maintain knowledge in best practices for treating clients with behavioral health and substance use disorders through a comprehensive, integrated care model that includes outreach, engagement, treatment, coordination of care, and information and referral. Responsibilities include effectively leading an interdisciplinary team to ensure that all clients receive comprehensive, quality care and services to promote recovery, rehabilitation, and well-being. Clinical and supervisory experience is required.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.
In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
- Instill Trust and Value Differences
- Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate
In addition, our leaders will demonstrate an aptitude for:
- Ensure Accountability and Build Effective Teams
- Drive Vision and Purpose and Optimize Work Processes
By applying core and leadership competencies, leaders help Brown University Health achieve its strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Maintains current knowledge of diagnostic, intervention and treatment strategies that are considered best practice for adults experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Facilitates admissions and discharges of clients on team. Assesses to determine program eligibility, engagement in treatment, appropriate level of care, coordination of care, and discharge planning.
- Assigns client caseloads and ensures all clients receive care in accordance with individualized treatment plan. Coordinates coverage as needed.
- Facilitates team morning meeting and clinical meeting; ensures collaboration and coordination of care.
- Supervises staff in providing education and support to clients and their families, regarding diagnosis, treatment options and recommendations, and self-care techniques.
- Ensures coordination of client care with practitioners involved in client care, including psychiatrist, primary care physician and other medical or clinical practitioners. Facilitates scheduling of appointments.
- Provides daily, ongoing supervision and support to staff and assists with outreach services as needed including conducting risk assessments and implementing crisis intervention strategies/safety planning to maintain client safety and promote well-being. Escalates care as needed.
- Assists staff to identify client and family needs (housing, education, vocational, social/leisure, financial, food, transportation, medical, substance, etc.) and make appropriate referrals as needed.
- Monitors and ensures payor sources for qualifying services, e.g., Medicaid, Title XX, etc. and ensures that authorization processes are in place and correct billing codes/charges are used.
- Ensures the collection of required data for BHDDH/Gateway and submission of reports within required timeframes. Provides other reports, analyses of data, etc. as requested.
- Hires, orients, trains, and evaluates program staff according to Gateway Healthcare policy.
- Provides individual and group supervision to team members and maintains supervision records in accordance with BHDDH regulations and Gateway policies and procedures.
- Monitors and addresses concerns with staff performance.
- Assists the finance department in resolving authorization and billing issues.
- Monitors and ensures compliance with BHDDH regulations and Brown University Health/Gateway policies & procedures.
- Ensures staff complete documentation in accordance with Gateway’s policies and procedures.
- Monitors program budget(s) to ensure compliance with revenue and expense targets.
- Completes administrative tasks of approving payroll, mileage, benefit time, etc.
- Conducts self in a professional and ethical manner in keeping with Gateway Healthcare policy and professional guidelines on ethical conduct.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s degree in related field or RN or licensed independent practitioner (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCDP) preferred
- At least 2 years experience supervising program staff.
- Demonstrated expertise with adults with behavioral health needs.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Knowledge of behavioral health disorders, substance use disorders, and chemical dependency treatment in accordance with the core functions of counseling.
- Knowledge of community resources for clients with behavioral health/substance use disorders.
- Valid driver's license and use of car during normal working hours or other means of transportation in order to perform the major functions of the job.
- Automobile liability insurance coverage for vehicle being used in accordance with Center requirements.
JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY:
- Ability to effectively present information to supervisor, other members of the treatment staff, and clients and their family members.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Demonstrated capacity to maintain an effective working relationship with members of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
- Ability to successfully complete all required training and certifications.
- Oral and written communication skills, including speech, grammar, spelling, and legibility are at sufficient level to ensure effective and appropriate communication.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals either manually or by use of a calculator.
ETHICS
- Complies with Gateway Healthcare ethics and codes of conduct in all contacts with clients, co-workers and the community.
- Uses and accesses information in client’s health information record or about a client only as necessary to actual duties and then only in accordance with access levels assigned to this position by Gateway Healthcare Inc. from time-to-time and in accordance with Gateway Healthcare Inc. policies, rules, and procedures as adopted by Gateway Healthcare Inc. from time-to-time.
- Observe all agency policies and procedures.
INTERPERSONAL FACTORS
Must be able to appreciate the sensitive/private nature and legal status of information about individual clients obtained, maintained, or used by Gateway Healthcare Inc. and to not access, use, disclose, or request such information about a client unless necessary to the performance of his/her job.
Pay Range
$64,480.00-$106,412.80
Location
GHI-Pawtucket-101 Bacon Street - 101 Bacon St. Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
Work Type
M-F 8:00-4:30, rotating on-call coverage
Work Shift
Day
Daily Hours
8 hours
Driving Required
Yes
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as an Outreach Manager
Frame your degree as directly relevant
H-1B eligibility requires your degree field to directly relate to outreach work. A communications, public relations, or marketing degree maps cleanly, but a general business degree may trigger an RFE. Gather transcripts showing coursework in strategic communication or campaign management.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to identify employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for outreach or communications roles. Prior LCA filings signal an established sponsorship process, reducing the risk of an employer declining after an offer because they've never navigated the steps before.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your location and role. Check the OFLC Wage Search using the correct SOC-mapped job title for Outreach Manager so you know the floor going into salary discussions and can flag any offer that falls short.
Distinguish yourself from general communications applicants
Outreach Manager is sometimes categorized under community or public relations roles, which affects how employers document specialty occupation. Build a portfolio demonstrating strategic program design, stakeholder mapping, and measurable campaign outcomes rather than task-level execution work.
Confirm employer E-Verify enrollment before accepting STEM OPT roles
If you're extending OPT under a STEM designation, your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign Form I-983 before your STEM OPT extension is approved. Confirm enrollment status early because unenrolled employers can't legally extend your work authorization under STEM OPT rules.
Get the LCA certified before your start date
DOL must certify the LCA before your employer can file the I-129 petition with USCIS. Outreach Manager hires often have fixed program launch dates, so work with HR to submit the LCA at least four weeks before you need to start to avoid gaps in your authorization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Outreach Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer documents that the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as communications, public relations, marketing, or social work. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field are more vulnerable to USCIS scrutiny on specialty occupation grounds, so the job description specificity matters significantly.
Which visas can sponsor an Outreach Manager working in the U.S.?
H-1B is the most common path, covering specialty occupation work up to six years with the possibility of extension tied to a green card filing. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps to a qualifying USMCA profession. For longer-term residence, EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification is also an option for qualifying employers.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor Outreach Manager roles?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for communications and outreach roles, searchable by city and job type. Focusing your applications on organizations that have sponsored before saves time and reduces the risk of an employer withdrawing an offer because they're unfamiliar with the process.
Is a master's degree required to get H-1B sponsorship as an Outreach Manager?
No, a master's degree isn't required, though it strengthens both your application and your employer's specialty occupation documentation. A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, nonprofit management, or a closely related discipline satisfies the H-1B specialty occupation requirement. A master's degree does give you access to the 20,000-slot advanced degree exemption within the annual H-1B cap and selection process.
Can a nonprofit or government-affiliated organization sponsor an H-1B for this role?
Yes. Nonprofit research organizations, government research institutions, and higher education institutions are cap-exempt under H-1B rules, meaning they can file petitions at any time without competing in the annual cap and selection process. This makes outreach roles at universities, foundations, and certain public health organizations particularly attractive for candidates who have exhausted OPT or need faster processing.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Outreach Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.