H-1B Visa Nutritionist Jobs
Nutritionist roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field. Hospital systems, university health centers, and corporate wellness programs are among the most active sponsors. The annual H-1B cap means timing your job search around the April filing window matters.
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11875 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Clinical Nutrition
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Full time inpatient position with coverage Monday - Friday, 8a-4p. Regular weekend coverage and occasional holiday coverage required.
Pay Range:
$28.55 - $42.85
Essential Functions
- Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as indicated utilizing current scientific literature on methodology and relates this information to medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation of the patient/client.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas. Completes consults and referrals as received.
- Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to coordinate nutrition into a total patient/client therapy program.
- Completes all required documentation including nutritional care plan, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses and patient/client education in all required documentation tools in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
- Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/client and family education. Develops, evaluates, and utilizes appropriate education materials. Learning needs are identified using methods appropriate to each learner's developmental and educational level; evaluates and documents learner response to teaching.
- Provides/develops periodic in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested. In-service development for residents and attending physicians is supervised by clinical manager or designee.
- Under the guidance of the manager or designee, participates in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
- Teaches and disseminates results and findings of nutrition research to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and public.
- Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues, including performance feedback on personnel when requested or applicable to ensure standards of excellence are met for customer satisfaction.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to give and receive verbal communications on a continuous basis. Must be able to read written communications on a continuous basis both hard copy and on a computer screen. Able to compose written communications frequently. Able to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less occasionally. Able to perform motor skills as reaching out/up. Frequent periods of walking, standing, sitting. Infrequently squatting, twisting, and bending.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required:
Registered Dietitian (by the Commission of Dietetic Registration) and licensed by affiliated state board as applicable OR successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam and must be registered and licensed within 6 months of employment required.
Education Required:
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024, or minimum of master’s degree if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024.
Experience Required:
None Required.
Patient Population Served
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Provides nutrition services and participates in department performance improvement activities including customer satisfaction and adheres to the guidelines and time frames of the Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist Clinical Ladder. Ensures patient/client satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance and good public relations are achieved through safe and efficient use of resources.
Department:
11875 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Clinical Nutrition
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Full time inpatient position with coverage Monday - Friday, 8a-4p. Regular weekend coverage and occasional holiday coverage required.
Pay Range:
$28.55 - $42.85
Essential Functions
- Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as indicated utilizing current scientific literature on methodology and relates this information to medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation of the patient/client.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas. Completes consults and referrals as received.
- Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to coordinate nutrition into a total patient/client therapy program.
- Completes all required documentation including nutritional care plan, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses and patient/client education in all required documentation tools in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
- Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/client and family education. Develops, evaluates, and utilizes appropriate education materials. Learning needs are identified using methods appropriate to each learner's developmental and educational level; evaluates and documents learner response to teaching.
- Provides/develops periodic in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested. In-service development for residents and attending physicians is supervised by clinical manager or designee.
- Under the guidance of the manager or designee, participates in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
- Teaches and disseminates results and findings of nutrition research to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and public.
- Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues, including performance feedback on personnel when requested or applicable to ensure standards of excellence are met for customer satisfaction.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to give and receive verbal communications on a continuous basis. Must be able to read written communications on a continuous basis both hard copy and on a computer screen. Able to compose written communications frequently. Able to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less occasionally. Able to perform motor skills as reaching out/up. Frequent periods of walking, standing, sitting. Infrequently squatting, twisting, and bending.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required:
Registered Dietitian (by the Commission of Dietetic Registration) and licensed by affiliated state board as applicable OR successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam and must be registered and licensed within 6 months of employment required.
Education Required:
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024, or minimum of master’s degree if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024.
Experience Required:
None Required.
Patient Population Served
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Provides nutrition services and participates in department performance improvement activities including customer satisfaction and adheres to the guidelines and time frames of the Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist Clinical Ladder. Ensures patient/client satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance and good public relations are achieved through safe and efficient use of resources.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Nutritionist
Verify your credential meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree to directly relate to the nutritionist role. A general biology degree with no nutrition coursework can trigger an RFE. Pull your O*NET profile for SOC code 29-1031 to confirm the listed degree requirements before applying.
Target healthcare systems over private practice
Solo dietitian practices and small wellness clinics rarely have the HR infrastructure to file H-1B petitions. Hospital networks, university medical centers, and large managed care organizations have established immigration counsel and file petitions regularly.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter by nutrition and dietetics roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed H-1B filing history. This cuts your list to organizations that have already navigated the process, so you're not educating an employer on sponsorship from scratch.
Get your prevailing wage level before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your occupation and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC 29-1031 in your target metro before entering salary talks so you know the certified floor.
Time your offer acceptance around the filing window
H-1B cap petitions can only be filed in April for an October 1 start. If you receive an offer in July, your employer can file the following April, leaving a gap of nearly a year. Negotiate a start date or interim arrangement that accounts for this cycle.
Confirm your employer will cover petition fees
USCIS filing fees for the I-129 petition are legally required to be paid by the employer for cap-subject cases, not deducted from your wages. Clarify this in writing during the offer stage, before any paperwork is signed.
H-1B Visa Nutritionist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a nutritionist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B?
Yes, nutritionist and dietitian positions generally qualify as specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, food science, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates the specific job duties, not just the title. Roles focused on clinical nutrition or medical nutrition therapy have the strongest case, while generalist wellness coaching positions may face more scrutiny if degree requirements aren't clearly stated in the job description.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for nutritionist roles?
Hospital systems, university health centers, long-term care networks, and large corporate wellness programs are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for nutritionists. These organizations have existing immigration infrastructure and file petitions routinely. You can identify employers with verified H-1B filing history for nutrition and dietetics roles by searching Migrate Mate, which filters job listings by sponsorship activity.
What documents do I need to support an H-1B petition as a nutritionist?
Your employer's attorney will need your academic transcripts, degree certificates, and any professional licenses such as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization is typically required. USCIS may also request evidence that your specific degree field directly corresponds to the job duties listed in the petition.
How does the H-1B cap affect my nutritionist job search timeline?
Most nutritionist positions at private employers fall under the H-1B annual cap of 85,000 visas. Petitions are filed in April and, if selected in the lottery, authorize work starting October 1. If you're currently on F-1 OPT, coordinate your OPT end date with this timeline carefully. Employers at nonprofit hospitals or universities that qualify as cap-exempt institutions can file at any time, bypassing the lottery entirely.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new nutritionist employer after approval?
Yes, H-1B portability under AC21 allows you to transfer your petition to a new employer while the transfer is pending, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days and the new role is in the same or a related occupational classification. Your new employer files a new I-129 petition, and you can begin working for them once USCIS acknowledges receipt, without waiting for full approval.