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Clinic Director roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, nursing, or a related clinical field. Multi-site health systems, federally qualified health centers, and large outpatient groups file H-1B petitions for this title regularly, with prevailing wage requirements set at the SOC level by DOL.
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We are looking for dedicated Director, Clinic Management, Pediatrics Specialties in the Fairfax and Ashburn areas to work in children’s specialties including Inova Children's Hematology/Oncology, Inova Children's Pulmonology, Inova Children’s Gastroenterology, Inova Children’s Neurology and Inova Children’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave.
The Director, Clinic Management plans, organizes, directs and supervises the activities of all assigned physician outpatient practices including patient scheduling, registration, medical records, financial controls, staffing, facility management and reporting/communication of operational and financial outcomes to staff, physicians and Inova Health System management. Maintains effective and responsive relationships with physicians, patients, their families and other providers. Takes ownership of physician outpatient practice operations including budgeting, productivity management for clinical staff/physicians/non-clinical staff, non-salary expense control, cash control and identification of capital needs for the operation.
Job Responsibilities
- Actively seeks out opportunities to share and receive best practice/process improvement initiatives with peers inside and outside of Inova Health System.
- Takes ownership of the completeness and accuracy of all front-end Revenue Cycle functions including registration, referral/authorizations, collection at the time of service, etc.
- Effectively builds ad-hoc and permanent teams to initiate change and influence future improvements.
- Ensures that accurate and complete records of patient visits are maintained and that equipment is safe and in proper working order.
- Establishes, monitors, and manages standards for Patient Access to optimize throughput (i.e. telephone, new and established patient appointments, and waiting room wait times).
- Promotes improvement through positive interactions with physicians and may conduct/participate in training personnel, students, and other staff.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills and discretion in the resolution of conflict among healthcare team members, patients, and families.
- Ensures that site-specific policies and procedures are in place to safeguard cash, checks, charges, or other currency.
- Oversees Physician Outpatient Practice to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but is not limited to, preparing and implementing business strategy to achieve the organization’s goals, ensuring legal compliance, communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, managing employment decisions and contributions of supporting team members, and managing departmental budget and fiscal success.
Minimum Requirements
- Experience - 3 years healthcare management experience, 5 years of experience in healthcare operations in an ambulatory or hospital setting
- Education - Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree)
Preferred Requirements
- Previous Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) work experience
Additional Details
- Application deadline: this position will remain posted for 30 days from the original posting date. Applications must be submitted before the posting closes.
- Tentative employment start date: June 2027
Applicants may be considered for current and future opportunities. We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Job Description
We are looking for dedicated Director, Clinic Management, Pediatrics Specialties in the Fairfax and Ashburn areas to work in children’s specialties including Inova Children's Hematology/Oncology, Inova Children's Pulmonology, Inova Children’s Gastroenterology, Inova Children’s Neurology and Inova Children’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave.
The Director, Clinic Management plans, organizes, directs and supervises the activities of all assigned physician outpatient practices including patient scheduling, registration, medical records, financial controls, staffing, facility management and reporting/communication of operational and financial outcomes to staff, physicians and Inova Health System management. Maintains effective and responsive relationships with physicians, patients, their families and other providers. Takes ownership of physician outpatient practice operations including budgeting, productivity management for clinical staff/physicians/non-clinical staff, non-salary expense control, cash control and identification of capital needs for the operation.
Job Responsibilities
- Actively seeks out opportunities to share and receive best practice/process improvement initiatives with peers inside and outside of Inova Health System.
- Takes ownership of the completeness and accuracy of all front-end Revenue Cycle functions including registration, referral/authorizations, collection at the time of service, etc.
- Effectively builds ad-hoc and permanent teams to initiate change and influence future improvements.
- Ensures that accurate and complete records of patient visits are maintained and that equipment is safe and in proper working order.
- Establishes, monitors, and manages standards for Patient Access to optimize throughput (i.e. telephone, new and established patient appointments, and waiting room wait times).
- Promotes improvement through positive interactions with physicians and may conduct/participate in training personnel, students, and other staff.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills and discretion in the resolution of conflict among healthcare team members, patients, and families.
- Ensures that site-specific policies and procedures are in place to safeguard cash, checks, charges, or other currency.
- Oversees Physician Outpatient Practice to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but is not limited to, preparing and implementing business strategy to achieve the organization’s goals, ensuring legal compliance, communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, managing employment decisions and contributions of supporting team members, and managing departmental budget and fiscal success.
Minimum Requirements
- Experience - 3 years healthcare management experience, 5 years of experience in healthcare operations in an ambulatory or hospital setting
- Education - Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree)
Preferred Requirements
- Previous Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) work experience
Additional Details
- Application deadline: this position will remain posted for 30 days from the original posting date. Applications must be submitted before the posting closes.
- Tentative employment start date: June 2027
Applicants may be considered for current and future opportunities. We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Clinic Director
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and Clinic Director duties. A healthcare administration, nursing, or public health degree works. A general business degree alone may trigger an RFE, so document any clinical coursework separately.
Target federally qualified health centers first
FQHCs and hospital networks sponsored H-1B petitions for management roles even during slow hiring cycles. These employers already have immigration counsel on retainer and are familiar with the LCA filing process DOL requires before your petition moves to USCIS.
Search verified sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter Clinic Director roles on Migrate Mate by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for this SOC code. That narrows your list to organizations that have already cleared DOL's prevailing wage certification step for this exact title.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Use OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your metro area under the relevant SOC code before you enter salary discussions. Your offer must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage or USCIS will reject the petition.
Request premium processing when your start date is firm
If your employer needs you in the role by a specific date and the regular queue runs long, ask HR to file Form I-907 with USCIS for a 15-business-day adjudication window. Not all employers default to this, so raise it early in the offer stage.
Clarify multi-site management in your support letter
Clinic Directors overseeing multiple locations can face USCIS scrutiny about which worksite address controls the LCA. Your employer's attorney should file an amended LCA or itinerary addendum for each primary site where you'll spend significant time.
H-1B Visa Clinic Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Clinic Director role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the employer requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as healthcare administration, nursing, or public health for the position. USCIS evaluates the job duties, not just the title. If the role requires broad business management with no clinical degree requirement stated, the employer may need to document the academic requirement more precisely in the petition.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for Clinic Director positions?
Migrate Mate filters Clinic Director openings by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history under the relevant SOC code, so you can see which organizations have already completed DOL's Labor Condition Application process for this title. This is more reliable than asking during a first-round interview, since not every recruiter knows the company's immigration track record for management-level roles.
Which SOC code applies to Clinic Director for H-1B prevailing wage purposes?
Most Clinic Director roles are classified under SOC 11-9111 (Medical and Health Services Managers) for LCA and prevailing wage purposes. You can confirm the exact classification using O*NET and cross-check wage levels for your metro area using OFLC Wage Search. The wage level assigned affects your negotiated salary floor, so verify before accepting an offer.
Can I transfer an existing H-1B to a new Clinic Director employer?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer once they file a non-frivolous H-1B transfer petition with USCIS, as long as you're currently in valid H-1B status. The new employer must still file a certified LCA with DOL before submitting the I-129 petition, so build two to four weeks of lead time into your transition timeline.
What documentation strengthens an H-1B petition for a Clinic Director with an international degree?
A credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization that equates your foreign degree to a U.S. bachelor's or higher is standard. If your degree is in a field adjacent to healthcare management, include a detailed job duties letter showing the direct relationship between that field and the specific responsibilities of the Clinic Director role. USCIS looks for that nexus explicitly.