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Addiction Therapist roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which lets U.S. employers permanently sponsor foreign counseling professionals. Behavioral health organizations, residential treatment centers, and hospital systems regularly file PERM applications for licensed clinicians, making direct employer sponsorship a realistic path to lawful permanent residency.
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When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
ABOUT THE JOB
The Vice President of Addiction Services reports to the President of Behavioral Services and provides executive leadership for the strategic direction, operational performance, financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and continued growth of the Addiction Services continuum across Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services (BILHBS). Working in a dyadic partnership with the Medical Director of Addiction Services, the Vice President is responsible for the oversight and advancement of a comprehensive, integrated system of addiction care. This includes inpatient withdrawal management, clinical stabilization services, residential treatment, recovery housing, Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs), medication clinics, and all associated inpatient and outpatient addiction services. The Vice President collaborates closely with physician leaders, hospital executives, and system stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care while advancing organizational strategy, clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth across the continuum of addiction services. The Vice President is responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care; regulatory, accreditation, and licensing compliance; workforce planning and development; financial performance; quality outcomes; and operational excellence. This role leads strategic planning, program growth, and process improvement initiatives while fostering collaboration across Behavioral Services, BILH, and community partners to advance access to integrated, evidence-based substance use disorder treatment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads Addiction Services in a dyadic partnership with the Medical Director of Addiction Services, collaborating with the Director of Nursing to drive strategy, operational excellence, and the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based care across the continuum.
- Reinforces a culture of accountability and teamwork through clear performance metrics and data-driven decision-making.
- Accountable for the full employee lifecycle management of direct and indirect reports, including workforce planning, recruitment and hiring, role deployment, performance evaluation, leadership development, and employee relations in alignment with organizational policies and compliance requirements.
- Drive performance visibility and accountability. Maintain full operational visibility across staffing models, supply utilization, Epic workflows, and front-end revenue cycle across all addiction treatment services. Identify and implement best practices and reduce program variation where appropriate.
- Maintains current expertise in evidence-based practices, trauma-informed care, and wraparound services; monitors and translates federal and state policy and regulatory changes into organizational strategy, program design, and policy implementation, while representing the agency in key external forums.
- Leads budget development and ongoing financial oversight, including revenue and expense forecasting, variance analysis, and real-time monitoring to ensure alignment with financial targets and timely corrective adjustments.
- Develop and execute the strategic vision for Addiction Services, aligning programmatic, operational, and growth initiatives with the mission and goals of BILH Behavioral Services. Identify opportunities for service expansion, innovation, and new care delivery models to address emerging community needs, improve access to care, and advance integrated substance use disorder treatment across the continuum.
- Foster a culture of safety, accountability, quality improvement, and risk management while partnering with clinical and operational leaders to monitor quality outcomes and patient experience.
- Cultivate strong partnerships with health system leaders, hospitals, community organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, and payers to advance addiction treatment services, research, workforce development, and recovery-oriented systems of care.
- Provides executive leadership and oversight for directors, managers, and supervisors across the division. Responsible for talent acquisition, performance management, employee development, succession planning, and fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION
- Master's degree preferred, and at least 10+ years of significant and graduated leadership responsibility within Addiction treatment, including clinical operations and financial management, preferably at a senior level in a large, geographically distributed network.
- Possesses comprehensive knowledge of addiction services operations, finance, workforce management, health IT, Epic, and performance management, with expertise in advancing quality, safety, patient experience, and clinical outcomes across a diverse service portfolio.
- Proven executive leader with a strong market presence, exceptional relationship-building skills, and the ability to lead complex organizational change across hospital-based and ambulatory settings. Successfully translates strategy into execution while fostering accountability through a dyad leadership model.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.
- Familiarity with CARF requirements/procedures. Familiarity with BSAS/DPH, DMH, and other regulatory policies/procedures.
PAY RANGE
$180,000.00 USD - $220,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for additional compensation, which may include performance-based incentive bonuses.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
INTRODUCTION
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
ABOUT THE JOB
The Vice President of Addiction Services reports to the President of Behavioral Services and provides executive leadership for the strategic direction, operational performance, financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and continued growth of the Addiction Services continuum across Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services (BILHBS). Working in a dyadic partnership with the Medical Director of Addiction Services, the Vice President is responsible for the oversight and advancement of a comprehensive, integrated system of addiction care. This includes inpatient withdrawal management, clinical stabilization services, residential treatment, recovery housing, Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs), medication clinics, and all associated inpatient and outpatient addiction services. The Vice President collaborates closely with physician leaders, hospital executives, and system stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care while advancing organizational strategy, clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth across the continuum of addiction services. The Vice President is responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care; regulatory, accreditation, and licensing compliance; workforce planning and development; financial performance; quality outcomes; and operational excellence. This role leads strategic planning, program growth, and process improvement initiatives while fostering collaboration across Behavioral Services, BILH, and community partners to advance access to integrated, evidence-based substance use disorder treatment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads Addiction Services in a dyadic partnership with the Medical Director of Addiction Services, collaborating with the Director of Nursing to drive strategy, operational excellence, and the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based care across the continuum.
- Reinforces a culture of accountability and teamwork through clear performance metrics and data-driven decision-making.
- Accountable for the full employee lifecycle management of direct and indirect reports, including workforce planning, recruitment and hiring, role deployment, performance evaluation, leadership development, and employee relations in alignment with organizational policies and compliance requirements.
- Drive performance visibility and accountability. Maintain full operational visibility across staffing models, supply utilization, Epic workflows, and front-end revenue cycle across all addiction treatment services. Identify and implement best practices and reduce program variation where appropriate.
- Maintains current expertise in evidence-based practices, trauma-informed care, and wraparound services; monitors and translates federal and state policy and regulatory changes into organizational strategy, program design, and policy implementation, while representing the agency in key external forums.
- Leads budget development and ongoing financial oversight, including revenue and expense forecasting, variance analysis, and real-time monitoring to ensure alignment with financial targets and timely corrective adjustments.
- Develop and execute the strategic vision for Addiction Services, aligning programmatic, operational, and growth initiatives with the mission and goals of BILH Behavioral Services. Identify opportunities for service expansion, innovation, and new care delivery models to address emerging community needs, improve access to care, and advance integrated substance use disorder treatment across the continuum.
- Foster a culture of safety, accountability, quality improvement, and risk management while partnering with clinical and operational leaders to monitor quality outcomes and patient experience.
- Cultivate strong partnerships with health system leaders, hospitals, community organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, and payers to advance addiction treatment services, research, workforce development, and recovery-oriented systems of care.
- Provides executive leadership and oversight for directors, managers, and supervisors across the division. Responsible for talent acquisition, performance management, employee development, succession planning, and fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION
- Master's degree preferred, and at least 10+ years of significant and graduated leadership responsibility within Addiction treatment, including clinical operations and financial management, preferably at a senior level in a large, geographically distributed network.
- Possesses comprehensive knowledge of addiction services operations, finance, workforce management, health IT, Epic, and performance management, with expertise in advancing quality, safety, patient experience, and clinical outcomes across a diverse service portfolio.
- Proven executive leader with a strong market presence, exceptional relationship-building skills, and the ability to lead complex organizational change across hospital-based and ambulatory settings. Successfully translates strategy into execution while fostering accountability through a dyad leadership model.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.
- Familiarity with CARF requirements/procedures. Familiarity with BSAS/DPH, DMH, and other regulatory policies/procedures.
PAY RANGE
$180,000.00 USD - $220,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for additional compensation, which may include performance-based incentive bonuses.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Addiction Therapist
Verify your licensure transfers across state lines
PERM requires your credentials to meet the job's minimum requirements on the filing date. Confirm your home-country counseling degree is evaluated by a NACES-approved credential evaluation service before your employer submits the labor certification to DOL.
Target behavioral health systems with E-Verify enrollment
Residential treatment centers and hospital-affiliated outpatient programs enrolled in E-Verify are already set up to handle work-authorization compliance, which signals readiness for the additional PERM and I-140 filing steps your sponsorship requires.
Search sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Addiction Therapist openings by employers with active green card filing history. This surfaces behavioral health organizations that have already navigated PERM for clinical roles, cutting out exploratory outreach to employers unfamiliar with the process.
Clarify licensure requirements before PERM is filed
The PERM job description locks in minimum qualifications. If your employer lists a specific state license as a requirement, confirm you can obtain it within the adjustment-of-status timeline, since gaps between filing and approval can create compliance issues.
Understand the EB-3 priority date before accepting an offer
For most countries outside India and China, EB-3 priority dates are current or close to current, meaning your I-485 adjustment of status can be filed relatively quickly after I-140 approval without a multi-year backlog wait.
Request a concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing where eligible
Once your employer's I-140 is approvable and your EB-3 priority date is current, USCIS allows concurrent filing of the I-140 and I-485. This compresses your overall green card timeline and lets you apply for an EAD while the petition is pending.
Green Card Addiction Therapist: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Addiction Therapist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Addiction Therapist positions qualify under EB-3 as professional roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in counseling, social work, or a related field. Roles requiring a master's degree, such as licensed professional counselor or LCSW positions at clinical director level, may qualify under EB-2 if the employer can demonstrate an advanced degree is a standard minimum requirement for the position.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Addiction Therapist roles?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant visa with an annual cap and lottery, while PERM-based EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship leads directly to permanent residency with no lottery and no annual numerical cap at the EB-3 professional level for most nationalities. PERM takes longer, typically 18 to 36 months from labor certification through I-485 approval, but the outcome is a green card rather than a two- or three-year work authorization period that must be renewed.
Which types of employers typically sponsor Addiction Therapists for green cards?
Behavioral health hospital systems, federally qualified health centers, residential substance use treatment programs, and community mental health centers are the most active sponsors for Addiction Therapist PERM cases. These organizations often have in-house immigration counsel or established relationships with immigration attorneys, which streamlines the PERM and I-140 process for foreign clinicians they want to retain long-term.
How can I find Addiction Therapist jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lets you search Addiction Therapist openings filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. Because PERM filings are public DOL records, the platform can show you which behavioral health organizations have previously filed labor certifications for clinical roles, so you're targeting employers who already understand the process rather than negotiating sponsorship from scratch.
Does my foreign counseling degree meet PERM minimum requirements for Addiction Therapist roles?
DOL requires that you meet the PERM job's minimum qualifications at the time the labor certification is filed, not at the time of interview. A foreign degree in counseling, psychology, or social work typically satisfies the requirement if evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's or master's by a NACES-approved credential evaluation service. Your employer's immigration attorney should confirm the equivalency before the PERM application is submitted to avoid a denial.