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Family Practitioner roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations, requiring at minimum a U.S. medical license and board certification in family medicine. Employers file the Labor Condition Application before sponsoring, and many health systems have established H-1B pipelines for primary care physicians facing domestic shortages.
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At ConvenientMD, we're on a mission to make good health more convenient for all – working to improve how patients and providers experience healthcare in New England. To support this belief, we're building a team of dedicated professionals who genuinely care about improving lives, are passionate about work that can make a difference, and are driven to learn from one another.
The Opportunity
We're seeking a compassionate and experienced Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to join our team as a Lead Provider, responsible for providing exceptional care and making a real impact on the lives of our patients within our urgent care clinic. Lead Providers at ConvenientMD act as clinical leader for all clinical staff, mentoring and supporting new-grad providers as well as allied healthcare professionals.
This role is perfect for a FNP who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys mentorship, and is passionate about delivering high-quality care.
Your Impact
- Provide Patient-Centered Care: Conduct health assessments, physical exams, and review medical histories to address short- and long-term patient needs while staying committed to high-quality, efficient patient care.
- Assess patient health: Interview patients, perform physical examinations, obtain, update, and study medical histories.
- Determine abnormal conditions: Administer or order diagnostic tests (e.g., x-rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory studies) and interpret test results.
- Perform therapeutic procedures: Administer injections and immunizations, suture, manage wounds and infections.
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Educate and counsel: Empower patients with knowledge about their health, describe therapeutic regimens, give information on normal growth and development, discuss family planning, and wellness through counseling and guidance.
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Documentation & Compliance:
- Prepare clear, complete, accurate, and legible medical records for each patient under your care. Type, edit, and electronically sign all office notes, reports and records using EMR in accordance with company policies.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment in compliance with company and state procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
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Comply with legal and professional requirements including studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on needed actions.
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Collaborate with a Team: Work collaboratively and pro-actively with other providers and health care practitioners within your clinic to efficiently treat patients, and plan coordinated, efficient, and thoughtful dispositions (including transfer), all in a timely manner.
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Continuing Education & Mentorship:
- Act as a clinic leader, especially when the Practice Manager is not in-clinic. Provide support and mentorship to new-graduate providers as well as other clinic staff.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
- Act as a preceptor to new provider staff, providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.
Who You Are
- Education, Licensure, & Certifications:
- Master's degree and certification by Nurse Practitioner (NP) certifying body.
- Must have and maintain a DEA license with no restrictions.
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Basic Life Support (BLS) certification: American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification. We do not accept CPR, ACLS certifications, or online only classes.
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Relevant experience: Clinical experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, or ambulatory care setting is preferred.
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Strong leadership skills: Willing and able to mentor provider as well as non-provider clinic staff.
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Excellent team player: Enjoy collaborating with others and being a part of a strong team dynamic.
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Proactive and confident communicator (written and verbal): Foreshadows and elevates concerns as they arise, unafraid of professional directness both with colleagues and patients.
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Compassionate, authentic, and patient focused: Supports patients through kindness; demonstrating understanding for others and contributing to the creating a community of belonging.
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Technically savvy: Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and clinical management systems (EMR).
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Strong knowledge of:
- Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations including the requirements of the HIPAA and OSHA and applicable state rules and regulations pertinent to medical practices.
- Relevant drugs and their chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.
- Non-pharmaceutical patient care aids, their applicable uses, and relevance to patient care.
- Current principles, methods, and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Why You'll Love Working With Us
- Collaborative team environment that encourages professional growth
- Urgent care services at no cost to our team members and their families
- Extensive benefit offerings including health, dental, and vision coverage, company paid short-term disability, and optional pet insurance
- 401k match after one year of service
- Access to our primary care (depending on location)
- Educational Alliance with Purdue University Global and reduced tuition rates for team members and their families
- Employer rewards and access to discounts offered on services and products such as hotels, travel, entertainment, restaurants, and more
There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants rarely meet every single job requirement, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process is designed to prevent discrimination against applicants regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, disability status, or any other aspect which makes you unique. If you're looking for a great next step, and want to feel good about what you do, we'd love to hear from you.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Family Practitioner
Verify your ECFMG certification status early
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification is a prerequisite for residency and licensing, and USCIS will scrutinize it during adjudication. Confirm your ECFMG certificate is current and matches the name on your immigration documents before any employer files.
Target federally designated shortage area employers
Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas attract health systems actively recruiting family practitioners. These employers often have standing H-1B sponsorship programs and are familiar with the filing timeline, which shortens your time from offer to petition.
Search H-1B sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Filter by family medicine and primary care roles to see which health systems have active DOL Labor Condition Application filing history. This surfaces employers already running H-1B pipelines for your specialty, not just those open to it in principle.
Confirm the employer files before April each year
The H-1B cap registration window opens in March. If you're completing residency or fellowship, your offer letter and LCA must be structured so your start date aligns with the October 1 fiscal year start. Missing the window costs you a full year.
Request a prevailing wage level matching your credentials
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up prevailing wages for family practitioners in your target metro before negotiating. DOL assigns wage levels 1 through 4; board-certified physicians typically warrant Level 3 or 4, which protects you if USCIS issues a wage-related RFE.
Understand cap-exempt employer eligibility
Federally qualified health centers, nonprofit teaching hospitals, and university-affiliated medical groups are often cap-exempt, meaning they can file your H-1B petition outside the lottery at any time of year. Ask explicitly whether the hiring entity qualifies before signing.
H-1B Visa Family Practitioner: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Family Practitioner role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Family medicine requires a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine degree, making it a clear specialty occupation under USCIS criteria. You'll also need a valid state medical license in the state where you'll practice. USCIS may request documentation showing the employer's minimum degree requirement, so confirm the job posting specifies the MD or DO as required, not preferred.
Can I work as a Family Practitioner while my H-1B is pending?
If you're transitioning from OPT or STEM OPT and your employer filed before your authorization expired, cap-gap rules may extend your work authorization through September 30. If you're already on H-1B and changing employers, you can start with the new health system once they file an H-1B transfer petition, without waiting for approval. Confirm the timeline with your employer's immigration counsel.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for family medicine roles?
The most active sponsors include large health systems, federally qualified health centers, Veterans Affairs medical centers, and university-affiliated primary care networks. VA and certain nonprofit teaching hospitals are cap-exempt, allowing year-round filing. You can browse employers with verified LCA filing history for family medicine roles on Migrate Mate to identify health systems actively sponsoring before you apply.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline as a family medicine physician?
For cap-subject employers, your petition enters the lottery in April with a potential start date of October 1. If you're finishing residency in June, you'd be without employer-sponsored work authorization for several months unless the employer is cap-exempt or you bridge on OPT. Planning your graduation and offer timing around the lottery window is one of the most common scheduling challenges for international medical graduates.
What documentation does a Family Practitioner need for H-1B sponsorship?
Your employer files Form I-129 supported by your medical degree transcripts, ECFMG certificate if you graduated from a foreign medical school, state medical license, DEA registration if applicable, and a copy of the certified LCA. USCIS typically also requires evidence of board certification or active candidacy. Gather these documents before your offer letter is finalized to avoid delays in the filing timeline.