Project Manager, Rural Health Transformation

Project Manager, Rural Health Transformation

Department: Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness
-273600

• Bachelor's degree in career services, higher education,counseling, workforce development, education, public health, health sciences, healthcare administration, human resources, or a related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in career services, workforce development, employer engagement, experiential learning, cooperative education,apprenticeships, clinical or field education, healthcare workforce,public health workforce, or related student and traineeprograms.

• Experience leading complex programs involving students ortrainees, employers, educational institutions, healthcare providers, public agencies, or community partners.
• Experience supervising or providing professional direction tostaff.
• Demonstrated ability to design and manage career pathways,experiential-learning programs, employer partnerships, placementprocesses, or workforce initiatives.
• Strong skills in program leadership, advising, facilitation,consultation, problem-solving, writing, training, datainterpretation, evaluation, and relationship management.

• Lead and coordinate Appalachian State University's Region 3rural health career-services and workforce-pathway portfolio,including Scholars, Fellows, apprenticeships, paid work-based learning, clinical and field placements, rural rotations, residencypathways, certificate programs, and other approved student andtrainee initiatives.
• Design and maintain education-to-workforce pathways that connect students and trainees with rural health employers, training sites, and career opportunities.
• Direct employer and training-site engagement, including development of experiential-learning opportunities, site-readiness processes, supervision and preceptor supports, participantplacement, and transition-to-employment strategies.
• Supervise Technical Assistance Specialists and coordinate their assigned participant, employer, provider, community, and training-site portfolios.
• Coordinate with the Rural Health Workforce Partnerships Manage rand Workforce Pathways and Cooperative Programs Coordinator toalign cooperative education, placements, apprenticeships, employer engagement, and participant-support processes.
• Establish consistent participant advising, eligibility,placement, follow-up, service-commitment, and retention processeswithin approved program requirements.
• Monitor participant, employer, training-site, placement,completion, credential, transition-to-employment, and retentionoutcomes; identify barriers and recommend program improvements.
• Develop and maintain career-services resources, pathway tools,employer and supervisor guidance, orientation materials, training,and implementation supports.
• Coordinate regional workforce activities with App State, Vaya Health, AHEC, educational institutions, employers, public health agencies, and other approved partners.
• Maintain required program documentation, monitor progress toward approved deliverables, and support required reporting and continuous improvement.

Work Schedule/

Hours:

800-500 pm

Suggested Salary Range: $75,000-$80,000

Closing Date: 09/07/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Evaluation of Applications Begins: 08/26/2026

Proposed Date of Hire: 09/15/2026

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