H-1B Visa Certified Nurse Midwife Jobs
Certified Nurse Midwife roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because the position typically requires at least a master's degree in nurse-midwifery. Hospitals, birth centers, and OB/GYN practices sponsor H-1B petitions for CNMs, but you'll need an active APRN license in the state where you'll practice before your employer can file.
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- Providing comprehensive inpatient clinical care to inpatient and triage OB and postpartum patients consistent with existing practice protocols, organizational standards, legal and regulatory requirements
- Providing inpatient obstetrical coverage that involves initial evaluation of parturient and continued care and delivery of normally laboring patients under the guidance of the labor floor staff physician
- This position requires providing service to the adolescent & adult age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served
Assessment & Management
- Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
- Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
- The APC may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
- Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
Diagnosis
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
- Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
- Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
- Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
Formulates Plan of Care
- Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
- Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
- Implements and modifies plan of care.
- Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
- May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
Documentation
- Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary)
- Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
Communication and Collaboration
- Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
- Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
Professional Practice
- Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
- Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
- Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
- Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree from accredited Midwifery Program
AMCB Board Certification
BLS certification
RN License
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Primary Location Address
559 W. Germantown Pike, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Certified Nurse Midwife
Verify your APRN license transfers across states
CNM licensure is state-specific and must be active before your employer files the H-1B petition. If you're relocating, confirm the new state's APRN application timeline, since some boards take three to five months to process out-of-state applications.
Confirm your degree meets specialty occupation requirements
USCIS requires a U.S. bachelor's or higher in a directly related field for H-1B eligibility. CNM programs now universally require a master's or doctoral degree, so check that your credential evaluation explicitly states equivalency to a U.S. master's in nurse-midwifery.
Target hospitals enrolled in E-Verify for sponsorship
Employers filing H-1B petitions for cap-subject cases must participate in E-Verify. Large hospital systems and federally funded health centers are almost always enrolled. Confirm E-Verify enrollment before investing time in an application, since non-enrolled employers can't complete the hiring process.
Search Migrate Mate for verified H-1B CNM employers
Filter by occupation and review each employer's DOL Labor Condition Application filing history on Migrate Mate. This shows you which health systems have actively sponsored CNM roles, so you're targeting employers with a real track record rather than guessing.
Ask your employer about the LCA prevailing wage level
Your employer must certify your offered wage meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for CNMs in your geographic area. Use OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level before negotiating your offer, since a Level I wage signals a junior classification that may not reflect your experience.
File during the H-1B cap window if you're not cap-exempt
If your employer isn't a nonprofit hospital, university, or government research facility, your petition is subject to the annual 85,000-visa cap and April registration window. Missing registration by the USCIS deadline means waiting a full year, so confirm your employer's cap-exempt status early.
H-1B Visa Certified Nurse Midwife: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Certified Nurse Midwife role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. CNM positions qualify because they require at least a master's degree in nurse-midwifery under current APRN scope-of-practice standards. USCIS evaluates both the theoretical and practical application of specialized knowledge, and CNM programs satisfy both criteria. Your employer will document the degree requirement in the H-1B petition and Labor Condition Application filed with DOL.
Can I work as a CNM on H-1B while my petition is pending?
If you're already in H-1B status with a current employer, cap-gap protections can extend your authorization during a transfer. If you're transitioning from F-1 OPT or another status, you generally can't start until USCIS approves the petition or your employer files for premium processing. Confirm the exact start-date rules with your employer's immigration counsel before giving notice at your current position.
How do I find CNM employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate shows verified LCA filing history by occupation, so you can identify hospitals, birth centers, and women's health practices that have sponsored CNM roles in the past. This is more reliable than applying broadly and asking during interviews, since employers with no LCA history for your role may lack the internal process to sponsor you efficiently.
Does my NCLEX-RN certification count toward H-1B eligibility for CNM roles?
NCLEX-RN demonstrates RN licensure but doesn't substitute for the specialty degree requirement. USCIS focuses on your CNM-specific credential, which means your master's or doctoral degree in nurse-midwifery and your national certification from AMCB or ACNM carry more weight in the petition than your underlying RN license alone.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change CNM employers?
Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before your first day of work. Under AC21 portability rules, you can start with the new employer once the transfer petition is filed and your previous H-1B was approved and you've been in valid status. The O*NET occupation code for CNMs should remain consistent across both petitions to avoid specialty occupation scrutiny during the transfer.