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Healthcare Assistant roles can qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field, such as health sciences or public health. Hospitals, long-term care networks, and outpatient clinics file LCAs with DOL before sponsoring, and cap-subject petitions enter the annual lottery capped at 85,000 slots.
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Job ID JR207455
Date posted 06/17/2026
Location: San Diego, California
Job Type: Regular
Shift: Day
Responsibilities
Hours:
Shift Start Time: 7 AM
Shift End Time: 7:30 PM
AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements: Every Other
On-Call Required: No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $25.150 - $28.950 - $32.420
This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.
This position was originally posted to ratified SEIU members from 06/09/26 – 06/17/26. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.
What You Will Do
Collaborates with the interprofessional team in the delivery of quality patient/resident care under the direction of a licensed nurse. Delivers care with consideration to populations served including age specific needs/care. Contributes to overall unit functions.
Functions as the coordinator of communication for the unit and assumes primary responsibility for medical record management. Facilitates patient data management through transcription, order entry, and documentation. Supports best use of resources in management of equipment, supplies, and other department resources.
Required Qualifications
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
Preferred Qualifications
- H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
- Other Comparable to certified nursing assistant course.
- 1 Year recent experience in geriatric setting or recent experience in an acute care hospital.
- 1 Year experience as unit clerk/secretary.
Essential Functions
Teamwork and Communication
- Greets and makes welcome a variety of customers by telephone and in-person.
- Obtains information from visitors/callers, directs as appropriate or takes complete and accurate messages. Acts on requests for customer assistance.
- Uses scripts as appropriate including answering phones, transferring calls and service recovery.
- Answers call lights within four (4) rings or calls into patient rooms to validate request.
- Answers phone within four (4) rings and transfers calls as indicated.
- Responds to all inquiries with a timeliness that promotes customer satisfaction.
- Coordinates with physicians and department team members via paging system or phones.
- Assists in directing others during crisis intervention (codes, disasters, etc.).
- Communicates effectively with all levels of staff and uses chain of command per unit guidelines.
- Prioritizes workload in accordance with patient’s needs and staffing patterns, as appropriate.
- Validates understanding of new patient needs or changes in assignment.
- Communicates with other staff to develop plan for best use of resources.
- Asks for assistance to get workload completed.
- Reports to license nurse or supervisor when unable to respond to number of current demands.
- Seeks feedback from co-workers about strategy to complete work more efficiently.
- Completes and signs appropriate documents accurately and timely.
Admissions, Discharge and Transfer Responsibilities
- Ensures complete room set up for new admission (bedpan, urine container, tissue paper, basin, fresh water, etc.).
- Meets and greets new patient/resident and family members on admission to the unit.
- Orients patient/resident and family to the facility/room.
- Inventories and documents patient’s personal belongings on inventory sheet upon admission and updates as needed.
- Accounts for patient’s belongings during transfer and discharge process.
- Transfers/transports patient to activities, therapies and other departments on time and in a safe manner.
- Removes all patient’s equipment and supplies upon discharge.
- D/c’s patient from IDX within expected timeframe of patient leaving unit.
- As directed by RN, appropriately enters orders related to equipment, supplies and dietary needs; seeks RN clarification when needed to ensure accuracy.
Patient Care Activities
- Completes and signs appropriate documents accurately and timely.
- Provides patient care within scope of responsibilities.
- Provides and documents daily care of patient per unit standards.
- In monitored units, follows telemetry process and collaborates with central telemetry for initiating/discontinuing monitoring.
- Communicates or questions requests outside of scope of practice to licensed nurse.
- Identifies and communicates new resident/patient care issues/concerns.
- Communicates changes in patients/residents condition.
- Takes rapid action in life threatening situations and immediately notifies the licensed nurse.
- Communicates plans to transfer patients/residents to other departments or discharge to home.
Safety
- Complies with universal precautions and hospital infection control policies.
- Uses proper body mechanics and safe patient mobilization equipment to ensure patient’s safety and avoid personal injury.
- Follows safety procedures required for equipment use.
- Reports observed hazards and unsafe practices.
- Reports personal injury within two hours after incident happened, and completes the ART and state claim forms.
- Identifies and communicates patients who are at risk for injury to self and others.
- Complies with hospital policy in management of patients in restraints.
- Labels/stores, ensures safety of patient belongings (hearing aids, glasses, dentures).
Medical Record/Information Management
- Obtains chart inserts for admissions and maintains charts, ensuring additional forms are available and placed in charts.
- Obtains previous charts from medical records.
- Dismantles charts to return to Medical Records, including old charts.
- Requests Medical records, films, or other medical information from other facilities as needed.
- Files interdisciplinary and diagnostic printouts in chart per standards.
- Dates, times, and initials all entries.
- Assists team members in locating patient data information.
- Collects and prepares patient data necessary to support inter-facility transfers.
- Accurately updates electronic information systems (i.e. tracking shell, Stafflink, NaviCare Hill-Rom systems).
- Ensures timely teletracking updates/requests.
- Enters accurate disposition of patient requiring admission, transfer, or discharge per unit time guidelines.
- Coordinates scheduling of test and retrieving results to support patient progress.
- Retrieves diagnostic study, lab results, and other relevant patient information supportive of patient assessment.
- Prepares/stocks downtime packets.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of basic patient/resident care skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Ability to perform all baseline resident/patient care skills under guidance of licensed nurse.
- Fluent knowledge (written and spoken) of English.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Healthcare Assistant
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires the Healthcare Assistant role to specifically require a bachelor's degree in a related field. Check the O*NET occupation profile for your job code to confirm the degree requirement language before you apply.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Healthcare Assistant roles by employers with verified DOL LCA filings. This tells you which healthcare organizations have already committed to the H-1B sponsorship process for this role category.
Confirm your credentials are USCIS-ready
Gather your official transcripts, any credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator if your degree is foreign, and your current immigration documents before approaching employers. Delays in credential verification can push filing past the April lottery deadline.
Ask about cap-exempt status during screening
Hospitals affiliated with a nonprofit research institution or a university may qualify as cap-exempt employers, letting you skip the H-1B lottery entirely. Confirm the employer's cap-exempt status before accepting an offer if lottery timing is a concern.
Negotiate your start date around filing windows
Cap-subject H-1B petitions must be filed in early April for an October 1 start. If an employer extends an offer in May, your earliest work start is the following October, so build that timeline into your offer discussion rather than discovering it after signing.
Understand prevailing wage before salary talks
DOL sets a prevailing wage for Healthcare Assistant roles by location and experience level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level for your target metro area so you enter salary negotiations knowing what the LCA must certify.
H-1B Visa Healthcare Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Healthcare Assistant role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. USCIS requires the role to be a specialty occupation, meaning it normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific related field, such as health sciences, public health, or healthcare administration. A Healthcare Assistant role framed around general support tasks without a degree requirement won't qualify. The job description must specify the degree requirement for the petition to succeed.
How do I find Healthcare Assistant employers who sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate shows Healthcare Assistant roles filtered by employers with active DOL LCA filing history, so you can see which organizations have sponsored H-1B workers in this role category rather than guessing. Large hospital systems, outpatient networks, and nonprofit healthcare employers are the most common sponsors, as they have in-house HR and legal resources to manage the filing process.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Healthcare Assistant contract ends?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new H-1B sponsor, change to another nonimmigrant status, or depart the U.S. During that window you're not authorized to work, but you can interview and accept a new offer. Your new employer must file a new H-1B petition, and you can start once USCIS receives and accepts it, assuming you're transferring within the same cap year.
Can a Healthcare Assistant role qualify for cap-exempt H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, if your employer is a nonprofit affiliated with a university, a nonprofit research organization, or a governmental research institution. Many major academic medical centers and teaching hospitals qualify as cap-exempt, which means USCIS accepts petitions year-round without the April lottery. Confirm the employer's cap-exempt status before accepting an offer, as the distinction significantly changes your timeline for getting authorized to work.
What documents does my employer need to file an H-1B for a Healthcare Assistant role?
Your employer first files a Labor Condition Application with DOL certifying the prevailing wage for your role and location. Once the LCA is certified, they file Form I-129 with USCIS along with your academic credentials, a copy of your current visa status documents, and a support letter describing why the role requires a bachelor's degree. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator is typically required.