Project Manager, Rural Health Transformation

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Appalachian State University is hiring a Project Manager, Rural Health Transformation. This role leads and coordinates the university’s Region 3 rural health career-services and workforce-pathway portfolio, overseeing career development, employer engagement, participant support, and supervision of staff to connect students and trainees with rural health employment opportunities.

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Lead and coordinate regional rural health career-services and workforce-pathway programs including apprenticeships, clinical placements, and certificate programs.
Design education-to-workforce pathways linking students with rural health employers and training sites.
Engage employers and training sites to develop experiential learning opportunities and support participant transitions to employment.
Supervise Technical Assistance Specialists managing participants, employers, providers, and community portfolios.
Collaborate with workforce partnership managers and coordinators to align education and placement processes.
Establish processes for participant advising, eligibility, placement, follow-up, and retention.
Monitor program outcomes including placement, credentialing, and retention; recommend improvements.
Develop career-services resources, training materials, and employer guidance tools.
Coordinate regional workforce activities with Appalachian State University, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and public health agencies.
Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree in relevant fields and at least five years of progressively responsible experience in career services, workforce development, or related programs.
Preferred qualifications include program leadership experience, staff supervision, and strong skills in advising, training, and relationship management.
Suggested salary range: $75,000-$80,000 annually.
Position is full-time, grant-funded, and contingent on continued funding and satisfactory performance, with no VISA sponsorship available.

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This is a grant-funded, time-limited position supporting implementation of the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program in Region 3. Continued employment is contingent upon continued funding, satisfactory performance, and University approval. Final classification, salary, reporting line, and appointment terms are subject to App State Human Resources review. Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter/letter of interest, and a list of three professional references with contact information.

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Position Title	Project Manager, Rural Health Transformation
Location	Boone, North Carolina
Faculty Rank
Provide Rank
Position Number	0A1141
Department	Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness - 273600

Position Summary Information

Primary Purpose	The Rural Health Transformation Program Manager provides senior leadership for Appalachian State University’s Region 3 rural health career-services and workforce-pathway portfolio. The position designs and directs career development, experiential learning, employer engagement, participant support, placement, and retention strategies; supervises career-services professionals; and ensures that regional programs connect education and training to rural employment.
Minimum Qualifications	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 trainee programs.
License/Certification Required
Preferred Qualifications	Experience leading complex programs involving students or trainees, employers, educational institutions, healthcare providers, public agencies, or community partners. Experience supervising or providing professional direction to staff. Demonstrated ability to design and manage career pathways, experiential-learning programs, employer partnerships, placement processes, or workforce initiatives. Strong skills in program leadership, advising, facilitation, consultation, problem-solving, writing, training, data interpretation, evaluation, and relationship management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities	Lead and coordinate Appalachian State University’s Region 3 rural health career-services and workforce-pathway portfolio, including Scholars, Fellows, apprenticeships, paid work-based learning, clinical and field placements, rural rotations, residency pathways, certificate programs, and other approved student and trainee 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, participant placement, 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 Manager and Workforce Pathways and Cooperative Programs Coordinator to align cooperative education, placements, apprenticeships, employer engagement, and participant-support processes. Establish consistent participant advising, eligibility, placement, follow-up, service-commitment, and retention processes within approved program requirements. Monitor participant, employer, training-site, placement, completion, credential, transition-to-employment, and retention outcomes; 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.
Type of Position	Full Time Position
Staff/Non-Faculty	Staff/Non-Faculty
VISA Sponsorship?	VISA sponsorship is not available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S.
Appointment Type	1.0
Work Schedule/Hours	800-500 pm
Number of Hours Per Week	40
Number of Months Per Year	12
Mandatory Staff	No
Suggested Salary Range	$75,000-$80,000
Physical Demands of Position	To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Posting Details Information

Posting Date	08/24/2026
Closing Date	09/07/2026
Open Until Filled	No
Evaluation of Applications Begins	08/26/2026
Proposed Date of Hire	09/15/2026
Special Instructions to Applicants	This is a grant-funded, time-limited position supporting implementation of the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program in Region 3. Continued employment is contingent upon continued funding, satisfactory performance, and University approval. Final classification, salary, reporting line, and appointment terms are subject to App State Human Resources review. Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter/letter of interest, and a list of three professional references with contact information.
Search Chair Name	Alex Howard
Search Chair Email	[email protected]
Quick Link	https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/55789
Posting Number	201501832P

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