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Nursing Instructor roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in nursing or education. Community colleges, universities, and hospital-based programs all sponsor H-1B petitions for this title, with LCA filings listed under SOC code 25-1072.
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Get Access To All JobsOverview: Provides educational leadership, ensures a quality learning environment for all students, and plans, organizes, implements, and assesses didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences as assigned within the vision, mission, values, and learning domains of the College.
Responsibilities:
Teaching and Assessment:
- Organizes and delivers didactic and/or clinical experiences for students which assists students in meeting course goals.
- Instructs and evaluates students in classroom and clinical settings in alignment with the College mission by incorporating innovative teaching and learning strategies.
- Maintains practice expertise in clinical areas of instruction.
- Utilizes appropriate, varied, active, and creative teaching and assessment methods, to include formative and summative assessments.
- Completes course summaries and analyzes data to use for course and program improvement.
Program and College Support:
- Represents Methodist College in the most positive manner while interacting effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our services.
- Enhances personal and professional development through continuing education; exercises personal competency in educational policies, areas of practice expertise, and facility policy.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement and evaluation for the program and the College, including general education components.
- Participates in studies reports, and curriculum revisions.
- Collaborates with others to achieve Program goals.
- Attends all mandatory in-services and participates in recruitment activities.
- Participates in the coordination of College activities.
- Serves on a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate and participates in Department meetings.
- Participates in scholarly activities (discovery, teaching, application, integration) based on rank description.
- Projects a professional image in the College environment and community and serves as an ambassador of the College.
- Promotes positive College relations.
Student Engagement:
- Responds to student requests and emails in a timely and professional manner.
- Establishes and maintains scheduled office hours.
- Provides academic advising and assistance.
- Participates in student related extracurricular activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Certifications:
- Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Education:
- Master's Degree: Nursing (Required)
Work Experience:
- Experience In Lieu of Education
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.
Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
COMPENSATION:
- Salary Range: $25.60 per hour - $42.75 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Overview: Provides educational leadership, ensures a quality learning environment for all students, and plans, organizes, implements, and assesses didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences as assigned within the vision, mission, values, and learning domains of the College.
Responsibilities:
Teaching and Assessment:
- Organizes and delivers didactic and/or clinical experiences for students which assists students in meeting course goals.
- Instructs and evaluates students in classroom and clinical settings in alignment with the College mission by incorporating innovative teaching and learning strategies.
- Maintains practice expertise in clinical areas of instruction.
- Utilizes appropriate, varied, active, and creative teaching and assessment methods, to include formative and summative assessments.
- Completes course summaries and analyzes data to use for course and program improvement.
Program and College Support:
- Represents Methodist College in the most positive manner while interacting effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our services.
- Enhances personal and professional development through continuing education; exercises personal competency in educational policies, areas of practice expertise, and facility policy.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement and evaluation for the program and the College, including general education components.
- Participates in studies reports, and curriculum revisions.
- Collaborates with others to achieve Program goals.
- Attends all mandatory in-services and participates in recruitment activities.
- Participates in the coordination of College activities.
- Serves on a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate and participates in Department meetings.
- Participates in scholarly activities (discovery, teaching, application, integration) based on rank description.
- Projects a professional image in the College environment and community and serves as an ambassador of the College.
- Promotes positive College relations.
Student Engagement:
- Responds to student requests and emails in a timely and professional manner.
- Establishes and maintains scheduled office hours.
- Provides academic advising and assistance.
- Participates in student related extracurricular activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Certifications:
- Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Education:
- Master's Degree: Nursing (Required)
Work Experience:
- Experience In Lieu of Education
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.
Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
COMPENSATION:
- Salary Range: $25.60 per hour - $42.75 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Nursing Instructor
Verify your credentials meet specialty occupation
USCIS requires that nursing instructor roles demand a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. An MSN or BSN with clinical teaching experience strengthens the specialty occupation argument. Have your credential evaluation done before applying.
Target institutions with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter nursing instructor roles by employers who have filed LCAs under SOC 25-1072. This tells you which schools and health systems have already cleared the DOL prevailing-wage process for this exact title.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Run your target job location through the OFLC Wage Search before salary talks. The DOL sets four wage levels for nursing instructors by region. Your offer must meet at least Level I or your employer's LCA will be rejected.
Ask whether the school is cap-exempt
Many colleges and universities qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, meaning you avoid the lottery entirely. Confirm this with the hiring department before accepting an offer. Cap-exempt status lets you start at any time of year.
Align your clinical licensure with the state before filing
USCIS often requests proof that you hold a valid RN license in the state where you'll teach. Compact license states simplify this, but non-compact states require a separate application. Get licensure in progress before your employer files the I-129.
Build a teaching portfolio that maps to O*NET
The O*NET profile for postsecondary nursing instructors lists specific competencies USCIS reviewers reference during adjudication. Organize your CV around those tasks: curriculum design, clinical supervision, and assessment development reduce RFE risk.
H-1B Visa Nursing Instructor: Frequently Asked Questions
Do nursing instructor jobs qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes. Postsecondary nursing instructor roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in nursing or a closely related field. Most full-time positions at community colleges, universities, and hospital-based schools of nursing meet USCIS's specialty occupation standard, especially when the role involves curriculum development or clinical supervision.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for nursing instructors?
Universities, community colleges, and hospital-affiliated nursing programs are the most common H-1B sponsors for this role. Many accredited colleges and universities qualify as cap-exempt employers, which means they can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery. Use Migrate Mate to browse nursing instructor openings filtered by employers with verified LCA filing history.
Does a nursing instructor need an active RN license to get H-1B sponsorship?
In most cases, yes. USCIS and the hiring institution typically require that a nursing instructor hold a valid RN license in the state where the role is based, particularly for positions involving hands-on clinical instruction. If you're moving from a compact-license state to a non-compact state, start the endorsement process before your employer files the I-129 petition.
What is the DOL prevailing wage for nursing instructor H-1B positions?
The DOL sets prevailing wages for nursing instructors under SOC code 25-1072, and the rate varies by geographic area and experience level. Your employer must pay at least the DOL-determined wage for your location and job level before USCIS will approve the petition. Run your target location through the OFLC Wage Search to see the applicable wage level before negotiating your offer.
Can a nursing instructor be sponsored for a green card while on H-1B?
Yes. Nursing instructors sponsored by colleges and universities can often pursue EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship while maintaining H-1B status. Some tenured or tenure-track faculty roles at universities may qualify for the EB-1B outstanding researcher category. Your employer's immigration counsel would manage the PERM labor certification process if the EB-2 or EB-3 route is used.