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Assistant Director of Nursing jobs at H-1B visa-sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in nursing at minimum, with many employers requiring an RN license and management experience. The role qualifies as a specialty occupation, making you eligible for H-1B sponsorship through an employer-filed I-129 petition with USCIS.
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To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.
The ADN on the day shift will act as a liaison between clinical units, case management, bed management, providers, staffing office and nursing leadership to help facilitate efficient nursing operations and patient throughput. Collaboration with Bed Management on the placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines will be essential. They will monitor performance using best practice measures to drive operational excellence as well as display strong analytical skills with an emphasis on operational logistics with collegial interpersonal and change leadership skills. On the off shift, the ADN will focus on providing supervision for clinical operations and act as a liaison for management support services. They will direct and supervise the work of Patient Care Service associates hospital wide while providing leadership, acting as a role model for staff, rounding throughout the hospital, promoting adherence to Standards of Professional Behavior and HRO/CHAMP behaviors. They will assist in conflict resolution, support the process of critical thinking for associates, and promote a patient focused environment to enhance safe quality patient care. The off-shift ADN will collaborate with Bed Management for the placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with the clinical standards and guidelines and ensure appropriate utilization of clinical services and resources.
Responsibilities:
- Key coordinator between multiple teams to ensure integration of operational improvement efforts of the PCS portfolio within the greater organization.
- Serves as a change agent with a focus on process innovation and implementation of best practices. Integrates and applies performance improvement tools, process improvement tools and analytical methods to the change process. Ensures the validity and integrity of operational improvement initiatives in an effort to achieve sustainable results.
- Builds and maintains constructive and collaborative relationships among all members of the health care team. Develops teams that are characterized as purposeful, collegial, collaborative and capable of achieving maximum performance.
- Supervises and supports safe patient flow by managing the appropriate use of beds and clinical services. Works in collaboration with Bed Management using surge criteria and bed placement best practices to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operations.
- Is readily available to provide onsite, hands-on assistance to facilitate the change process and assure sustainability. Accessibility and availability includes having a presence 24/7, as necessary for project success, to frontline care providers and administrative support staff.
- Searches for innovative and creative ideas that may challenge traditional practices and advance organizational goals. Stimulates creativity in other stakeholders. Improvement activities and related decisions are inclusive, reflecting the voice and efforts of individuals throughout the organization who are impacted in change efforts.
- Communicates process goals, interventions, progress and outcomes in a manner that demonstrates confidence, capability and respectability. Communication is effective and meaningful to a variety of stakeholders.
- Directs the tracking, trending and reporting of resource utilization data. Provides recommendations to leadership. Uses benchmarking, both internal and external data, to evaluate organizational productivity and overall standards of operations, as well as formulates strategies to improve performance. Identifies and addresses training and development needs within patient care services to best understand and use reports and decision support systems.
- Supports quality improvement and safety activities through team facilitation, assistance in research, data collection and analysis.
- Assists in the direction of support services. Assists in problem solving and conflict resolution through interdisciplinary involvement. Provides feedback directly to stakeholders and managers, as appropriate.
- Participates in needs assessment of staff and promotes professional development through staff participation in appropriate educational and operational opportunities. Provides feedback on member performance to appropriate managers.
- Supports management objectives and demonstrates knowledge and support of both hospital and system initiatives.
- Establishes short and long-range goals and objectives that are consistent with the hospital.
- Meets performance expectations for standards of professional behavior. Expands own professional growth as evidenced by participation in committees, educational programs, seminars and conferences.
- Meets performance expectations for Customer Service, Teamwork, Resource Utilization, and Staff and Self Development as outlined in performance review.
- Serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff through either direct application or securing the assistance of others.
- Assists staff members in crises, providing clinical, emotional and managerial support when needed.
- Works with department staff and nurse managers to adjust resource allocation using the staff matrices.
- Supports tissue and organ procurement as needed.
- Communicates pertinent information to the Administrator on call.
- Performs other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department/unit.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program, BSN preferred. Will consider candidates with completion of BSN within 3 years. Hospital and unit based orientation, BLS required, ACLS and PALs preferred.
Experience
Minimum of 3 years of acute hospital experience. Critical care experience preferred. Demonstration for potential for management and leadership by previous experience and education.
LICENSURE
Valid state of CT registered Nurse license
SPECIAL SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal skills essential. Demonstrated problem solving skills and critical thinking skills required.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Overview:
To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.
The ADN on the day shift will act as a liaison between clinical units, case management, bed management, providers, staffing office and nursing leadership to help facilitate efficient nursing operations and patient throughput. Collaboration with Bed Management on the placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines will be essential. They will monitor performance using best practice measures to drive operational excellence as well as display strong analytical skills with an emphasis on operational logistics with collegial interpersonal and change leadership skills. On the off shift, the ADN will focus on providing supervision for clinical operations and act as a liaison for management support services. They will direct and supervise the work of Patient Care Service associates hospital wide while providing leadership, acting as a role model for staff, rounding throughout the hospital, promoting adherence to Standards of Professional Behavior and HRO/CHAMP behaviors. They will assist in conflict resolution, support the process of critical thinking for associates, and promote a patient focused environment to enhance safe quality patient care. The off-shift ADN will collaborate with Bed Management for the placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with the clinical standards and guidelines and ensure appropriate utilization of clinical services and resources.
Responsibilities:
- Key coordinator between multiple teams to ensure integration of operational improvement efforts of the PCS portfolio within the greater organization.
- Serves as a change agent with a focus on process innovation and implementation of best practices. Integrates and applies performance improvement tools, process improvement tools and analytical methods to the change process. Ensures the validity and integrity of operational improvement initiatives in an effort to achieve sustainable results.
- Builds and maintains constructive and collaborative relationships among all members of the health care team. Develops teams that are characterized as purposeful, collegial, collaborative and capable of achieving maximum performance.
- Supervises and supports safe patient flow by managing the appropriate use of beds and clinical services. Works in collaboration with Bed Management using surge criteria and bed placement best practices to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operations.
- Is readily available to provide onsite, hands-on assistance to facilitate the change process and assure sustainability. Accessibility and availability includes having a presence 24/7, as necessary for project success, to frontline care providers and administrative support staff.
- Searches for innovative and creative ideas that may challenge traditional practices and advance organizational goals. Stimulates creativity in other stakeholders. Improvement activities and related decisions are inclusive, reflecting the voice and efforts of individuals throughout the organization who are impacted in change efforts.
- Communicates process goals, interventions, progress and outcomes in a manner that demonstrates confidence, capability and respectability. Communication is effective and meaningful to a variety of stakeholders.
- Directs the tracking, trending and reporting of resource utilization data. Provides recommendations to leadership. Uses benchmarking, both internal and external data, to evaluate organizational productivity and overall standards of operations, as well as formulates strategies to improve performance. Identifies and addresses training and development needs within patient care services to best understand and use reports and decision support systems.
- Supports quality improvement and safety activities through team facilitation, assistance in research, data collection and analysis.
- Assists in the direction of support services. Assists in problem solving and conflict resolution through interdisciplinary involvement. Provides feedback directly to stakeholders and managers, as appropriate.
- Participates in needs assessment of staff and promotes professional development through staff participation in appropriate educational and operational opportunities. Provides feedback on member performance to appropriate managers.
- Supports management objectives and demonstrates knowledge and support of both hospital and system initiatives.
- Establishes short and long-range goals and objectives that are consistent with the hospital.
- Meets performance expectations for standards of professional behavior. Expands own professional growth as evidenced by participation in committees, educational programs, seminars and conferences.
- Meets performance expectations for Customer Service, Teamwork, Resource Utilization, and Staff and Self Development as outlined in performance review.
- Serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff through either direct application or securing the assistance of others.
- Assists staff members in crises, providing clinical, emotional and managerial support when needed.
- Works with department staff and nurse managers to adjust resource allocation using the staff matrices.
- Supports tissue and organ procurement as needed.
- Communicates pertinent information to the Administrator on call.
- Performs other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department/unit.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program, BSN preferred. Will consider candidates with completion of BSN within 3 years. Hospital and unit based orientation, BLS required, ACLS and PALs preferred.
Experience
Minimum of 3 years of acute hospital experience. Critical care experience preferred. Demonstration for potential for management and leadership by previous experience and education.
LICENSURE
Valid state of CT registered Nurse license
SPECIAL SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal skills essential. Demonstrated problem solving skills and critical thinking skills required.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Assistant Director of Nursing
Verify your nursing credentials transfer correctly
If you trained outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation from CGFNS before applying. Many H-1B petitions for nursing leadership roles face RFEs when foreign degree equivalency isn't documented upfront with a detailed course-by-course report.
Target health systems with existing LCA history
Large hospital networks and multi-site health systems file LCAs more routinely than small clinics. Use Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for nursing leadership roles, so you're applying where sponsorship is already established practice.
Confirm your RN license is valid in the offer state
Your employer needs a certified LCA for each specific worksite before USCIS will approve your I-129. If the role spans multiple facilities, confirm which state's RN license you hold and whether the offer is tied to one licensed location or requires reciprocity.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Look up the prevailing wage for your county using OFLC Wage Search so you can negotiate from an informed position and flag any offer that falls below the required floor.
Ask HR whether the position is cap-exempt
Hospitals affiliated with nonprofit research institutions or universities may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B filing, letting USCIS accept petitions year-round. If your target employer has an academic or research affiliation, ask HR whether they file under cap-exempt status before timing your application.
Request premium processing to reduce gap risk
H-1B processing under standard timelines can extend months. For a nursing leadership hire, ask your employer to file with premium processing through USCIS so you're not caught in a limbo period that delays your start date or jeopardizes your current work authorization.
H-1B Visa Assistant Director of Nursing: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Assistant Director of Nursing role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Assistant Director of Nursing positions require at minimum a bachelor's degree in nursing, and most employers also require an active RN license and clinical management experience. USCIS treats roles with a specific degree requirement in a directly related field as specialty occupations, so this position qualifies. Your employer should document the degree requirement clearly in the LCA and I-129 petition to avoid a Request for Evidence.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for nursing leadership roles?
Search Migrate Mate for Assistant Director of Nursing positions at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. Large hospital systems, multi-site health networks, and academic medical centers file LCAs most consistently for nursing leadership roles. Filtering by employers with an established sponsorship track record reduces the risk of a lengthy internal approval process after you receive an offer.
What documents should I prepare before applying for H-1B-sponsored nursing leadership jobs?
Gather your nursing degree transcripts, a credential evaluation report if your degree is from outside the U.S., your current RN license, and any specialty certifications such as CENP or NEA-BC. Employers filing H-1B petitions for this role will need these to complete the LCA and I-129. Having a CGFNS evaluation ready if applicable speeds up the petition process significantly.
Can my H-1B cover multiple hospital locations if I work across facilities?
No. Each worksite requires its own certified LCA from DOL before USCIS can approve your petition for that location. If your role involves split time across multiple facilities, your employer must file separate LCAs for each site. Confirm before accepting an offer whether the employer is prepared to handle multi-site LCA filings, as this is a common complication in health system roles.
What happens to my H-1B status if I move into a different role at the same hospital?
A material change in job duties, title, or worksite requires your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before the change takes effect. Moving from Assistant Director to Director of Nursing, for example, would likely require an amended I-129. H-1B status is tied to the approved petition, so your employer's HR and legal team should initiate the amendment as soon as the role change is confirmed.