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NP roles in hospitals, clinics, and specialty practices regularly qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification. Employers file on your behalf, certifying that no equally qualified U.S. worker is available. Advanced practice credentials and a clean license history strengthen your sponsorship case from the start.
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UTHealth Houston is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider to join their team of professionals in Emergency Medicine working the night shift.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides patient care assistance in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a primary care physician.
POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures that require experience and specialized training that would otherwise be performed by a physician but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
- Coordinates, directs and implements patient's plan of care.
- Orders, conducts and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
- Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care or problem-oriented care under the supervision of a physician.
- Orders appropriate laboratory tests and interprets the laboratory data such as blood and urine samples.
- Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
- Makes medical recommendations and/or referrals.
- Formulates, implements, and evaluates an outcome-based treatment plan.
- Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient's treatment plans and outcomes.
- Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
- Collaborates with patients, families, other clinicians, and referral services to assist in the patient's recovery.
- Other duties as assigned.
CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
- Nurse Practitioner: Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse, Current Texas Licensure as an APRN-NP, and specialty certification as required by department, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified
- Physician Assistant: Current Texas Licensure as a Physician Assistant, Current Physician Assistant certification issued by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified, Proficient in the use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by work.
MINIMUM EDUCATION:
- Nurse Practitioner: Masters in Nursing as NP or master degree in Nursing with completion of a post-master Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.
- Physician Assistant: Master's degree as Physician Assistant. A Bachelor's degree as a Physician Assistant with at least two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
None
INTRODUCTION
UTHealth Houston is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider to join their team of professionals in Emergency Medicine working the night shift.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides patient care assistance in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a primary care physician.
POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures that require experience and specialized training that would otherwise be performed by a physician but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
- Coordinates, directs and implements patient's plan of care.
- Orders, conducts and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
- Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care or problem-oriented care under the supervision of a physician.
- Orders appropriate laboratory tests and interprets the laboratory data such as blood and urine samples.
- Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
- Makes medical recommendations and/or referrals.
- Formulates, implements, and evaluates an outcome-based treatment plan.
- Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient's treatment plans and outcomes.
- Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
- Collaborates with patients, families, other clinicians, and referral services to assist in the patient's recovery.
- Other duties as assigned.
CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
- Nurse Practitioner: Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse, Current Texas Licensure as an APRN-NP, and specialty certification as required by department, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified
- Physician Assistant: Current Texas Licensure as a Physician Assistant, Current Physician Assistant certification issued by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified, Proficient in the use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by work.
MINIMUM EDUCATION:
- Nurse Practitioner: Masters in Nursing as NP or master degree in Nursing with completion of a post-master Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.
- Physician Assistant: Master's degree as Physician Assistant. A Bachelor's degree as a Physician Assistant with at least two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
None
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in NP
Align your credentials before applying
USCIS scrutinizes foreign nursing credentials closely. Get your transcripts evaluated by a CGFNS-accepted credential evaluation service and confirm your state NP license is in good standing before any employer begins PERM recruitment.
Target hospitals with established PERM history
Health systems that routinely sponsor foreign clinicians already have immigration counsel on retainer and understand DOL prevailing-wage requirements. Smaller private practices often lack the infrastructure to complete a multi-year PERM process.
Ask about EB-2 versus EB-3 before accepting an offer
If you hold a master's degree and the role requires one, your employer can file under EB-2, which can shorten your wait significantly for most countries. Confirm the job description supports that classification before the offer is finalized.
Verify the employer's prevailing wage obligation
Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the DOL prevailing wage for your specialty and practice setting. Your offer must meet or exceed this figure throughout the PERM and I-140 process, not just at hire.
Search for sponsoring employers using Migrate Mate
Filter NP roles by green card sponsorship history on Migrate Mate to identify employers who have successfully completed PERM filings for advanced practice clinicians, cutting out the guesswork of cold outreach.
Understand concurrent filing and its timing advantage
If your priority date is current when the I-140 is approved, you can file your I-485 adjustment of status concurrently rather than waiting in separate queues. Confirm with your employer's immigration counsel whether your country of birth makes concurrent filing realistic.
Green Card NP: Frequently Asked Questions
Do NP roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most NP positions qualify for EB-3 as skilled workers requiring at least a bachelor's degree and licensure. If the role formally requires a master's degree in nursing or a related field, your employer may be able to file under EB-2 instead, which can mean a shorter wait time for professionals born in countries without significant backlogs. The job description on the PERM application must accurately reflect whichever classification your employer selects.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for NPs?
The green card route through PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status that requires repeated renewal. There is no annual lottery and no cap concern at the EB-3 level for most countries, unlike the H-1B visa. The trade-off is time: PERM recruitment and DOL review can take 12 to 24 months before the I-140 is even filed, so starting early matters.
What does the PERM recruitment process look like for an NP employer?
Your employer must conduct DOL-mandated recruitment steps, including job postings and newspaper advertisements, to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available. USCIS and DOL require this good-faith effort before the application is submitted. Any qualified U.S. applicant who applies during the recruitment window can reset the process, so employers with active HR teams run this more smoothly than those without dedicated support.
How can I find NP employers who will actually sponsor a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to filter NP job listings by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. This surfaces health systems and practice groups that have completed PERM filings for advanced practice clinicians before, rather than employers who might consider sponsorship in theory but have never done it.
Does my NP specialization affect green card eligibility or timeline?
Specialization affects both the PERM job description and the prevailing wage tier your employer must meet, but it does not change your eligibility category or priority date queue. Specialties with documented U.S. worker shortages, such as psychiatric or rural primary care, may face less PERM audit risk because employer recruitment efforts are easier to substantiate. Check the O*NET occupation profile for your specialty to understand how DOL classifies the role.