Program Manager - THRIVE Regional Hub; Fredonia)

Department and Position

Department: SOM Wichita Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ----- Wichita THRIVE

Position Title:

Program Manager - THRIVE Regional Hub (Fredonia) Job Family Group:
Professional Staff

The Regional Hub Program Manager serves as the primary regional lead for implementing the Thrive Kansas Digital Mental Health Initiative within an assigned Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) regional hub of Fredonia, KS. This position works closely with healthcare organizations, providers, community health workers, and project leadership to support deployment, adoption and ongoing use of digital mental health services. The role is responsible for coordinating regional activities, facilitating stakeholder engagement, addressing implementation barriers, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with project goals, timelines, and quality standards.

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.

Coordinate regional deployment readiness activities and implementation timelines for participating sites. Ensure sites complete onboarding, platform setup, workflow preparation, and readiness requirements to support successful implementation. Serve as the primary regional point of contact during deployment and collaborate with technical teams, providers, and partner organizations to support operational readiness. Track regional implementation milestones, identify barriers or delays that may affect project objectives, and coordinate resolution of.

deployment-related issues with project leadership and technical support teams.

Lead regional implementation activities and coordinate rollout across participating healthcare organizations, community settings, and behavioral health partners in alignment with statewide project plans and timelines. Support training logistics for providers, CHWs, supervisors, navigators, and support staff, including scheduling, tracking attendance, and ensuring training completion. Monitor implementation progress across sites and assess adherence to implementation plans and established workflows, identifying and addressing region-specific operational barriers that may affect implementation success.

Facilitate communication between participating sites and project leadership to support successful adoption and sustained use of digital mental health interventions.

Coordinate workflows among CHWs, supervisors, providers, and care teams across the regional hub. Support onboarding and integration of newly hired staff and facilitate role clarity among team members. Monitor workforce capacity, staffing coverage, and continuity across participating sites. Identify workforce challenges or risks and communicate concerns to project leadership in a timely manner. Promote consistent program operations across sites by documenting workflow processes, facilitating communication among stakeholders, and promoting alignment with project goals and expectations.

Coordinate regional participation in program evaluation, performance monitoring, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities, ensuring participating sites complete required evaluation activities and data collection requirements. Track completion of CQI action items and follow-up activities within the region. Support local teams in understanding program performance expectations, implementation benchmarks, and reporting requirements. Collect and communicate region-specific implementation insights, successes, challenges, and lessons learned to the central evaluation and leadership teams.

Participate in quality improvement meetings and facilitate implementation of approved improvement strategies across participating sites.

Coordinate regional activities designed to improve access to digital mental health services and interventions. Monitor barriers to patient, participant, or end-user engagement and enrollment, and…