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Nurse Practitioner roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when the position requires a master's-level NP degree in a specific clinical area. Large health systems, academic medical centers, and multispecialty groups are the most active H-1B sponsors for NP roles, filing LCAs that certify wages at or above DOL prevailing levels for your specialty and location.
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At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.
Why Join Us
When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here. Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.
What You'll Be Doing
Under the supervision of a credentialed physician, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering psychiatric healthcare to patients. Operates with latitude and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective psychiatric health care to patients, manage health care systems, and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning research and theory-based practice.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Evaluates and monitors the psychiatric condition of patients in collaboration with physicians and other care providers. Adhering to established standards of care or applying appropriate protocols, makes decisions regarding treatment.
- Determines and assesses the health status of new or existing patients by reviewing records, taking comprehensive psychiatric and medical histories, and performing patient examinations.
- Analyzes present patient care and the responses to the present care, and helps to develop the patient care plan and treatment.
- Completes required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner. Prepares and maintains complete and accurate charts, case files and records.
- Orders appropriate medications within the limits of the appropriate statutory limitations. Initiates, performs or directs other nurses to perform screenings and orders psychological assessments when appropriate.
- Collaborates on care delivery by 1) including staff, physicians, other providers and management in both service and patient care improvements; 2) treating all teammates with respect; 3) demonstrating the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct; and 4) behaving in a manner consistent with company mission and values 5) establishing and maintaining contact with referring providers both within that outside of the system 6) establishing and maintaining contact with family members and patient’s support persons when appropriate.
- Advocates for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient's need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.
Administrative Duties
- May be assigned to perform leadwork and/or involvement in clinical coordination, responsibility for special projects which may encompass protocol development, management planning, scheduling and other tasks as necessary to support practice environment in the different levels of care.
- Functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Attends staff meetings to present and discuss clinical concerns. Utilizes the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, contribute psychiatric expertise, problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies.
- Achieves quality metrics by 1) focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures; 2) adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promotes positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients and visitors. Treats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.
- Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.
- Receives individual and group supervision from physician and non-physician leaders.
- Evaluates own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.
- Provides community education and engages in marketing efforts when requested.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing (BSN and MSN).
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Specialization as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required.
Licenses and Certifications
- State licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with psychiatric specialization.
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner with Post Masters Psych certification PMHNP.
- Training in CPR, Handle With Care, and Basic Life Support (BLS).
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Knowledge of nursing principles and skill in their implementation.
- Knowledge of community resources for appropriate procedures.
- Skill in applying clinical psychiatric service practices.
- Skill in utilizing the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, negotiate problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies. Skill in obtaining information from patients, calming and reassuring patients and motivating patients to accept treatments.
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment.
- Ability to respond appropriately in emergency situations.
- Ability to prepare accurate reports and documentation.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
The compensation range for this position is based upon candidate experience and market expectations. California Pay Range $120,000 - $150,000 USD.
What We Offer
At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our mission and that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life. We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leave benefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience. That’s why we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally, professionally, and at home. When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives.
Who We Are
At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.
Why Join Us
When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here. Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.
What You'll Be Doing
Under the supervision of a credentialed physician, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering psychiatric healthcare to patients. Operates with latitude and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective psychiatric health care to patients, manage health care systems, and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning research and theory-based practice.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Evaluates and monitors the psychiatric condition of patients in collaboration with physicians and other care providers. Adhering to established standards of care or applying appropriate protocols, makes decisions regarding treatment.
- Determines and assesses the health status of new or existing patients by reviewing records, taking comprehensive psychiatric and medical histories, and performing patient examinations.
- Analyzes present patient care and the responses to the present care, and helps to develop the patient care plan and treatment.
- Completes required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner. Prepares and maintains complete and accurate charts, case files and records.
- Orders appropriate medications within the limits of the appropriate statutory limitations. Initiates, performs or directs other nurses to perform screenings and orders psychological assessments when appropriate.
- Collaborates on care delivery by 1) including staff, physicians, other providers and management in both service and patient care improvements; 2) treating all teammates with respect; 3) demonstrating the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct; and 4) behaving in a manner consistent with company mission and values 5) establishing and maintaining contact with referring providers both within that outside of the system 6) establishing and maintaining contact with family members and patient’s support persons when appropriate.
- Advocates for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient's need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.
Administrative Duties
- May be assigned to perform leadwork and/or involvement in clinical coordination, responsibility for special projects which may encompass protocol development, management planning, scheduling and other tasks as necessary to support practice environment in the different levels of care.
- Functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Attends staff meetings to present and discuss clinical concerns. Utilizes the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, contribute psychiatric expertise, problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies.
- Achieves quality metrics by 1) focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures; 2) adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promotes positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients and visitors. Treats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.
- Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.
- Receives individual and group supervision from physician and non-physician leaders.
- Evaluates own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.
- Provides community education and engages in marketing efforts when requested.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing (BSN and MSN).
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Specialization as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required.
Licenses and Certifications
- State licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with psychiatric specialization.
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner with Post Masters Psych certification PMHNP.
- Training in CPR, Handle With Care, and Basic Life Support (BLS).
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Knowledge of nursing principles and skill in their implementation.
- Knowledge of community resources for appropriate procedures.
- Skill in applying clinical psychiatric service practices.
- Skill in utilizing the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, negotiate problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies. Skill in obtaining information from patients, calming and reassuring patients and motivating patients to accept treatments.
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment.
- Ability to respond appropriately in emergency situations.
- Ability to prepare accurate reports and documentation.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
The compensation range for this position is based upon candidate experience and market expectations. California Pay Range $120,000 - $150,000 USD.
What We Offer
At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our mission and that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life. We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leave benefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience. That’s why we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally, professionally, and at home. When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives.
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Verify your credentials meet specialty occupation requirements
USCIS requires that your NP role demands a specific graduate-level degree, not just any master's. Confirm your MSN or DNP is in the clinical specialty matching the posted position before applying, since a credential mismatch is a common RFE trigger.
Check LCA filings by NP specialty and state
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Labor Condition Applications filed under SOC code 29-1171 for your target metro area. This tells you which health systems actively sponsor NPs and what prevailing wage tiers they're certifying at.
Target employers enrolled in E-Verify early
H-1B cap-exempt employers like university hospitals and nonprofit research centers can file year-round without lottery risk. Filtering your search to E-Verify-enrolled academic medical centers narrows the field to employers with established H-1B infrastructure for clinical staff.
Search Migrate Mate for NP roles filtered by H-1B filing history
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified DOL LCA filing history for Nurse Practitioner roles, so you're not cold-applying to systems that have never sponsored this position. Filter by specialty, state license requirement, and sponsorship activity to build a targeted list.
Align state licensure timing with your I-129 filing window
Your employer can't file the I-129 petition until you hold an active NP license in the practice state. Start the endorsement or NCLEX-RN equivalency process early; some compact states take 60 to 90 days to issue licenses, which can delay your petition and eat into your cap-gap window.
Ask HR whether the offer letter specifies full-time clinical hours
USCIS scrutinizes part-time NP petitions more heavily, often issuing RFEs to verify that the role constitutes a bona fide specialty occupation. Confirm that your offer letter documents full-time hours and a defined clinical scope tied to your graduate degree specialty before your employer files.
H-1B Visa Nurse Practitioner: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Nurse Practitioner role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, NP roles generally qualify when the position requires at minimum a master's degree in a specific NP specialty such as family practice, acute care, or psychiatric mental health. USCIS evaluates whether the degree requirement is tied to the specific clinical duties of the role, not just a general nursing credential. Positions that accept any graduate degree or substitute experience for the degree are more likely to receive RFEs.
Which types of employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Nurse Practitioners?
Academic medical centers, large nonprofit health systems, and federally qualified health centers are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for NP roles. Many of these employers qualify as cap-exempt because of their nonprofit or university affiliation, meaning they can file H-1B petitions year-round without waiting for the annual lottery. Use Migrate Mate to identify employers with active LCA filing history specifically for NP positions in your target state.
Can I apply for NP jobs while on OPT or STEM OPT before the H-1B lottery?
Yes, and timing matters significantly. If you're on OPT, your employer must file your H-1B petition by April 1 for a potential October 1 start date. NPs on STEM OPT have a 24-month extension, which provides more runway if you aren't selected in the first lottery cycle. Cap-exempt employers like university hospitals bypass the lottery entirely, making them a strong option if your OPT is running short.
What documentation does my employer need to file an H-1B petition for an NP role?
Your employer must first obtain a certified Labor Condition Application from DOL, which requires documenting the NP's SOC code, the offered wage at or above the prevailing wage for your specialty and location, and the worksite address. For the I-129 petition, USCIS will need your official MSN or DNP transcripts, your active state NP license, any board certifications such as ANCC or AANP, and the signed employment offer letter specifying full-time clinical duties.
Does NP specialty affect H-1B approval odds or the LCA wage level?
Yes on both counts. USCIS has historically scrutinized certain NP specialties more than others when the degree requirement isn't tightly defined in the job description, so your offer letter should explicitly map your clinical scope to your graduate specialty. DOL assigns prevailing wages by SOC code and geography, so a psychiatric NP in a high-cost metro will have a different wage floor than a family NP in a rural area. Check the OFLC Wage Search for the exact wage level applicable to your role and location before negotiating your offer.