H-1B Visa Midwife Jobs
Midwife roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when the position requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or midwifery plus licensure. U.S. hospitals and birth centers sponsor H-1B visas for midwives, but credential verification, state licensure timelines, and prevailing wage requirements shape which employers can realistically move quickly.
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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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Verify your credentials meet specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires a directly related bachelor's degree or higher. If your midwifery qualification is a diploma or advanced practice certificate, get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member agency before applying. Document how your training maps to a U.S. BSN or equivalent.
Secure state licensure before approaching employers
Most hospitals won't file an H-1B petition until you hold a valid Certified Nurse-Midwife credential and a state license. Start the AMCB exam process and your target state's board application early. Licensure delays are the most common reason H-1B timelines stall for midwives.
Target hospital systems with established H-1B filing histories
Use Migrate Mate to filter midwife roles by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filings. Large academic medical centers and multi-site health systems file far more regularly than independent birth centers, which often lack in-house immigration infrastructure.
Confirm the employer's E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
H-1B employers must be E-Verify participants. Ask HR directly during the offer stage. A hospital that isn't enrolled will need to register before USCIS accepts the I-129 petition, adding weeks to your start timeline.
Check the prevailing wage level attached to your job posting
The DOL's OFLC Wage Search lets you look up Level I through Level IV wage tiers for midwives by state and metro area. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage. A Level I wage at a rural hospital and a Level III wage at a major urban health system are very different numbers.
Understand how the H-1B cap and lottery affect your start date
Most hospital midwife roles are cap-subject, so your petition enters the annual USCIS lottery with an October 1 start date if selected. Cap-exempt employers such as nonprofit teaching hospitals or university-affiliated clinics can file year-round without lottery risk.
H-1B Visa Midwife: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a midwife role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, if the position requires at minimum a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a directly related midwifery degree as a standard entry requirement. Roles requiring only a diploma or associate-level credential without a degree requirement may not qualify. Your employer's attorney will confirm specialty occupation status in the I-129 petition, and USCIS will review the job duties and degree requirement together.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for midwives?
Academic medical centers, large hospital health systems, federally qualified health centers, and university-affiliated obstetrics practices are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for midwives. Independent birth centers and small private practices rarely sponsor because they lack immigration legal infrastructure. You can search verified H-1B-sponsoring employers with midwife LCA filings on Migrate Mate.
How does state licensure affect the H-1B filing timeline for midwives?
Your employer files the Labor Condition Application with DOL and then the I-129 petition with USCIS, both of which list your intended work state. Most employers won't initiate filing until you hold an active Certified Nurse-Midwife credential and a license in the destination state. Delays in board processing or AMCB exam scheduling directly push back your petition filing date and potential start date.
Can a midwife work at a cap-exempt H-1B employer to avoid the lottery?
Yes. Nonprofit hospitals affiliated with a university or institution of higher education, and certain federally funded research facilities, qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers. A midwife hired by one of these organizations can have an I-129 filed at any time of year, with no lottery requirement and no October 1 start-date constraint. Confirm cap-exempt status with the employer's HR or legal team before accepting an offer.
What documents should a midwife prepare before an employer begins the H-1B process?
You'll need your academic credentials evaluated by a NACES-member agency to confirm degree equivalency, copies of your AMCB certification, your current state nursing and midwifery licenses, your passport biographical pages, and any prior U.S. visa or immigration documents. Employers also typically request a current CV formatted for immigration purposes showing your clinical training and work history in chronological order.