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Graduate Nurse roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in nursing. Many health systems, hospital networks, and long-term care facilities file H-1B petitions for new graduate RNs, but eligibility depends on your degree level, NCLEX licensure status, and the employer's willingness to sponsor before your OPT or grace period expires.
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Night Shift
Department
7CP Med Surg - CC
Shift Details
Night Shift, full time variable hours shifts
Job ID
wd-JR138502
Posted
June 19, 2026
Graduate Nurse
Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a health care organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.
Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.
LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Summary
Performs nursing activities that are validated within the nursing graduate functions. Works professionally under the direct supervision of a registered nurse while waiting to take the NCLEX-RN. Manages individualized, evidence-based nursing care through the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing per departmental and Hospital policies and procedures. Provides other support services dictated by patient needs as a care delivery team member. Utilizes effective and appropriate communication styles.
Job Duties
- Delivers patient care based on the medical plan of treatment and protocols using a patient family centered approach.
- Delivers direct and indirect nursing care to all age-group patients; assists and supports nursing personnel in providing patient care with compassion.
- Prepares, distributes, and provides medications prescribed by physicians under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.
- Administers blood and blood products following hospital policy and procedures.
- Performs admission assessment within 8 hours of admission, checks patients routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met, cleans trays and instruments, and obtains supplies required.
- Reports, where appropriate, and records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patients.
- Supports discharge planning as well as patient and family education throughout hospitalization course.
- Helps with evaluating and diagnosing patient and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
- Participates in conducting hourly rounds to assigned patients, anticipates patients' needs, and answers/responds to patient call lights or pages.
- Delivers assistance with complex treatment procedures and implements best practices, as required.
- Adheres to the established quality standards of nursing graduate functions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
- Less than 1 year of nursing experience in acute care obtained through student clinicals. Registered to take NCLEX-RN exam within one year of employment. Receives documentation from exam provider to prove exam eligibility.
- Possesses strong clinical assessment skills with an ability to manage multiple patients.
- Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program.
- Knowledge and ability to care for patients based on the population served.
- Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year or
- NLC Compact State RN License - Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree Nursing
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight. Frequent to continuous standing/walking. Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift. *Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
Lehigh Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases, our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Location
Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, 18103-6202, Allentown, United States
Full-Time
Night Shift
Department
7CP Med Surg - CC
Shift Details
Night Shift, full time variable hours shifts
Job ID
wd-JR138502
Posted
June 19, 2026
Graduate Nurse
Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a health care organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.
Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.
LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Summary
Performs nursing activities that are validated within the nursing graduate functions. Works professionally under the direct supervision of a registered nurse while waiting to take the NCLEX-RN. Manages individualized, evidence-based nursing care through the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing per departmental and Hospital policies and procedures. Provides other support services dictated by patient needs as a care delivery team member. Utilizes effective and appropriate communication styles.
Job Duties
- Delivers patient care based on the medical plan of treatment and protocols using a patient family centered approach.
- Delivers direct and indirect nursing care to all age-group patients; assists and supports nursing personnel in providing patient care with compassion.
- Prepares, distributes, and provides medications prescribed by physicians under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.
- Administers blood and blood products following hospital policy and procedures.
- Performs admission assessment within 8 hours of admission, checks patients routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met, cleans trays and instruments, and obtains supplies required.
- Reports, where appropriate, and records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patients.
- Supports discharge planning as well as patient and family education throughout hospitalization course.
- Helps with evaluating and diagnosing patient and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
- Participates in conducting hourly rounds to assigned patients, anticipates patients' needs, and answers/responds to patient call lights or pages.
- Delivers assistance with complex treatment procedures and implements best practices, as required.
- Adheres to the established quality standards of nursing graduate functions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
- Less than 1 year of nursing experience in acute care obtained through student clinicals. Registered to take NCLEX-RN exam within one year of employment. Receives documentation from exam provider to prove exam eligibility.
- Possesses strong clinical assessment skills with an ability to manage multiple patients.
- Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program.
- Knowledge and ability to care for patients based on the population served.
- Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year or
- NLC Compact State RN License - Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree Nursing
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight. Frequent to continuous standing/walking. Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift. *Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
Lehigh Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases, our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Location
Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, 18103-6202, Allentown, United States
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Graduate Nurse
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation requirements
H-1B approval for Graduate Nurse roles hinges on holding a BSN, not just an ADN. USCIS evaluates whether the position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, so confirm your credential before applying to sponsor-willing employers.
Pass NCLEX before the H-1B filing window
Most employers won't initiate an H-1B petition for a Graduate Nurse until you hold an active RN license. NCLEX results typically arrive within two business days, so schedule the exam early enough to clear licensure before your OPT end date.
Target health systems with established H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Graduate Nurse roles by employers whose DOL Labor Condition Application history confirms active H-1B sponsorship, so you're not spending offer negotiations on organizations that have never filed before.
Understand how prevailing wage affects your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your nursing role and geographic area. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your job title and ZIP code before accepting an offer to confirm the stated salary meets the wage level your LCA will certify.
Ask about cap-exempt hospital affiliations
Graduate Nurse roles at nonprofit hospitals affiliated with universities or research institutions may qualify as cap-exempt, bypassing the annual H-1B lottery entirely. Ask your recruiter whether the facility holds cap-exempt status under INA Section 214(g)(5).
Account for credential evaluation in your timeline
If you completed nursing school outside the U.S., CGFNS credential evaluation is required before most state boards will issue your RN license. Start the CGFNS process immediately after graduation so licensing delays don't push your H-1B filing into the next fiscal year.
H-1B Visa Graduate Nurse: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Graduate Nurse role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires a BSN as a minimum entry requirement. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation status role by role, not by job title alone. Employers who accept ADN graduates for the same position can weaken the specialty occupation argument, so look for postings that explicitly require a bachelor's degree in nursing rather than simply preferring one.
Can an employer sponsor my H-1B before I pass NCLEX?
Technically yes, but most health systems won't file until you hold an active RN license because the job cannot legally be performed without it. Some larger health systems will prepare the LCA and petition documents in advance and submit once your license is confirmed, which saves time. Clarify the employer's internal policy during your offer negotiation so there are no surprises with filing deadlines.
How do I find Graduate Nurse employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate to filter Graduate Nurse openings by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for nursing roles. This filters out positions where sponsorship is listed as a possibility but the employer has no track record of actually filing. Focusing on organizations with documented filings saves you from investing time in applications that won't result in a petition.
What happens to my H-1B status if my nursing license lapses or is suspended?
An active RN license is a condition of H-1B employment for Graduate Nurse roles. If your license lapses, your employer is generally required to stop paying you and may need to notify USCIS. You cannot legally perform nursing duties during the lapse, and a prolonged suspension can result in status termination. Renew your license well before the expiration date and track renewal windows for every state where you're licensed.
Are Graduate Nurse H-1B roles subject to the annual lottery cap?
Most are, but not all. Graduate Nurse positions at nonprofit hospitals affiliated with universities or qualifying research institutions may be cap-exempt, meaning your employer can file at any time and bypass the lottery entirely. Positions at for-profit health systems and standard private hospitals fall under the annual cap and must be submitted during the regular H-1B filing season for an October 1 start date.