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Rehabilitation Assistant jobs with green card sponsorship require employers to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. EB-3 is the most common pathway for this role, covering skilled workers with at least two years of relevant experience and leading to lawful permanent residence.
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INTRODUCTION
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Assistant Nurse Manager Acute Rehabilitation and Neuroscience.
In this role, the successful candidate provides clinical leadership and management for a designated time-period (shift) for a patient care unit (or clinical service in operative and ambulatory settings), consistent with the philosophy and goals of the institution, departments of nursing, unit, or program. Assists the nurse manager to develop and sustain an environment of excellence in patient/family service, growth and development of staff, and to apply evidence-based practice to improve patient care.
Job Responsibilities:
- Fosters a culture embedded in NYULHs tripartite mission: to serve, to teach, and to discover. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Collaborates with interprofessional team to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency.
- Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships to achieve shared goals. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management)
- Facilitates and supports positive and productive work and care environments, founded in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to engaging and meaningfully recognizing staff. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong professional growth and development (AONL-Leader Within)
- Collaborates with nurse manager on interviews and ensures that employees are appropriately selected, on-boarded, oriented, educated, and evaluated. Supports clinical rotations of students as part of partnerships for school affiliations. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Evaluates the performance, and assesses practice, of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management)
- Serves as role model and resource for staff. Develops and manages employees through the promotion of professional growth and development, mentoring, appreciative coaching, counseling, and progressive discipline, as appropriate, in alignment with the principles of a caring, fair, professional work environment. (AONL-Leader Within)
- Monitors attendance of staff. Ensures appropriate staffing and skill mix to optimize patient outcomes and safety, while promoting fiscal responsibility. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Coordinates care delivery and assignment of staff based upon identified patient care needs and clinical competency for optimal unit operation and patient outcomes.
- Assists in scheduling, payroll and integrating services across the care continuum. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Provides direct patient care as needed to support the clinical operations of the unit.
- Provides leadership support of other unit(s) in the service. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Holds self and others accountable for the delivery of exemplary care in a cost-efficient manner (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Assists with maintaining accreditation, regulatory standards, service standards and policies at the organizational, local, state and federal level. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Communicates with clarity and integrity to build trust with all stakeholders.
- Communicates significant patient care issues, family concerns, safety, risk management concerns and critical events to leadership on duty at the time, seeks consultation and assistance when indicated, and reports to the Nurse Manager or Director in timely manner.
- Communicates regularly with the Nurse Manager about patient safety, clinical practice, staff performance, and participates in implementation of unit initiatives. (AONL-Professionalism) (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management)
- Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy, engaging front-line staff, incorporating the precepts of shared governance (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, Communication & Relationship Management)
- Supports data collection in collaboration with the nurse manager and interprofessional team. Analyzes and utilizes data to drive practice changes that integrate quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity metrics to achieve excellence in patient and nursing outcomes. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Assists leadership team in maintaining licenses, certifications, mandated learnings and content for unit staff. (AONL-Leadership Within)
- Fosters high reliability concepts within the unit/organizational structure (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Fosters a culture of inquiry, innovation and transformation with a focus on the future.
- Participates in and fosters staff involvement in nursing research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice efforts.
- Leads and supports developing of new insights to complex situations, innovative designs, and programs/processes (AONL-Leadership)
- Exercises independent judgment in the course of these duties: discipline of employees including suspension and discharge, evaluation of staff, approval time off requests, assigning work to staff, part of the decision making team regarding hiring staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State,
Baccalaureate degree in Nursing,
2 Years experience required,
Clinical certification in the patient population served or nurse leader certification
Ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion to address patient/family satisfaction and quality indicators,
Evidence of excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, organization, critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills,
Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association,
Physical stamina, manual, dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities. Required to handle and move reasonably heavy weight.
Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS, Basic Life Support Cert
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in nursing or health-related area
Two or more years of clinical practice in the care of the patient population served.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal. NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $142,687.99 - $166,950.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Rehabilitation Assistant
Match your credentials to EB-3 requirements
Gather documentation proving at least two years of rehabilitation-related experience before you apply. Employers filing an EB-3 PERM petition must show the job genuinely requires that background, so your resume and reference letters need to reflect the specific duties in your offer letter.
Search employers with active PERM filing history
Use Migrate Mate to find rehabilitation employers who have already sponsored green cards for this occupation. Targeting employers with a track record of completed PERM certifications reduces the risk that an employer abandons the process mid-application.
Verify prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your occupation and location before PERM is filed. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your specific SOC code and metropolitan area so you know whether the offered rate clears the threshold before you sign anything.
Understand how priority dates affect your timeline
Once your I-140 is approved, your place in the EB-3 queue is set by your priority date. Nationals of India and China face significant backlogs due to per-country limits, so check the USCIS Visa Bulletin monthly to track when your date becomes current.
Ask about PERM recruitment before the offer stage
PERM requires the employer to run a formal recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. Ask during interviews whether the employer has completed or is prepared to complete this process, since delays in recruitment can push your filing back by months.
Protect your priority date if you change employers
If you switch rehabilitation employers after your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 job portability lets you keep your place in the queue if the new role is the same or similar occupation. Confirm the new position matches your original PERM job description before you resign.
Green Card Rehabilitation Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Rehabilitation Assistant qualify for EB-2 or only EB-3?
Most Rehabilitation Assistant roles qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the position typically requires at least two years of experience or vocational training rather than an advanced degree. EB-2 is available if the specific role requires a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in rehabilitation, but that combination is uncommon for this title.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residence, not a temporary status. The PERM process requires your employer to file a prevailing wage determination with DOL, run a formal recruitment test, and then file an I-140 petition with USCIS. There is no lottery, but per-country annual limits mean nationals of high-demand countries may wait years before their priority date becomes current.
Where can I find Rehabilitation Assistant employers who sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified PERM and I-140 filing history for rehabilitation occupations, searchable by location and role type. Focusing on employers who have completed the full PERM-to-I-140 cycle for similar roles is a reliable signal that they understand the process and are likely to follow through.
What happens to my green card case if my sponsoring employer closes or I leave the job?
If your I-485 has been pending for fewer than 180 days, leaving your sponsoring employer typically terminates your petition. If it has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to transfer the petition to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date, as long as the original I-140 was already approved.
How long does the PERM labor certification process take for this occupation?
PERM processing times at DOL vary and can run from several months to over a year depending on audit rates and workload. Rehabilitation-related occupations are not automatically audited more than others, but any error in the employer's recruitment documentation can trigger a manual audit that extends the timeline significantly. USCIS publishes current processing time estimates for the I-140 stage separately.