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Occupational therapists qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a master's degree in occupational therapy. Most hospital systems, rehab networks, and school districts sponsor H-1B visas for OT roles, and the 60-day grace period gives you time to line up your next position between employers.
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Job Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare
At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.
Benefits That Support You
We invest in you — personally and professionally.
Enjoy:
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility
Job Summary:
Perform a variety of duties in order to register, order, receive and process laboratory specimens in an accurate and timely manner, assuring correct billing by the SEH Billing Department.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Job Description:
2:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Order/Registration
- Performs accurate and complete registration on all patient/accounts. Assures 100% accuracy in identifying correct patient in EPIC. Demonstrates knowledge of guarantor assignment, payer information, assigning correct provider, billing indicator and if applicable, correct client information. Scans all pertinent documents. Maintains Registration Error and Demographic Work Queue.
- Accurately places and releases all orders in EPIC and/or the LIS. Resolves all test selection issues to assure quality and timely results.
Customer Service & Support
- Provide support to clients, draw locations and technical departments in a courteous and respectful manner to assure delivery of quality service.
- Takes all necessary steps to resolve issues that could prevent or delay completion of testing and lab processes in the best interest of the patient and client. Always safeguards confidential matters.
- Receives and disseminates messages regarding specimen pickup, patient blood draws, test orders, processing and results for the laboratory system.
- Handles communication with physicians, healthcare providers, laboratory leadership and staff, patients, patient families and visitors. Provides information on test and specimen requirements and lab processes.
- Responsible for completion of all call-back queues and meeting the required response times. Manages add-on tests. Provides documentation of issues and resolutions information to OSCPII as part of the Laboratory Quality program.
- Uses and maintains a variety of office equipment such as fax machines, telephones, paging/tracking systems, printers, copiers and computers for the access and distribution of information including laboratory results and laboratory services.
Receiving & Labeling of Specimens
- Receives and labels all specimens into the LIS. Assures 100% correct labeling of all specimens. Follows all safety protocols and procedures when handling blood and other potentially infectious specimens.
- Accurately completes all Transfer lists.
- Monitors list of incoming specimens for anomalies and follows up on items in question.
Sorting & Distribution of Specimens
- Sorts all specimens upon arrival. Assures correct sorting for registration and receiving. Always maintains specimen integrity.
- Delivers all specimens to the correct testing location in a timely manner. Assures that all specimens are maintained properly during processing and delivery.
Testing & Specimen Collection
- Demonstrates understanding of test and specimen requirements. Seeks assistance from technical staff and reference material when necessary.
Other Duties as Assigned
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
- High School Graduate
Specialized Knowledge:
- Keyboard/Data entry skills
- Organizational skills
- Minimum 1-year clerical experience
- Data Entry Skills above 100 Net Keystrokes/min
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.
INTRODUCTION
Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.
Job Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare
At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.
Benefits That Support You
We invest in you — personally and professionally.
Enjoy:
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility
Job Summary:
Perform a variety of duties in order to register, order, receive and process laboratory specimens in an accurate and timely manner, assuring correct billing by the SEH Billing Department.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Job Description:
2:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Order/Registration
- Performs accurate and complete registration on all patient/accounts. Assures 100% accuracy in identifying correct patient in EPIC. Demonstrates knowledge of guarantor assignment, payer information, assigning correct provider, billing indicator and if applicable, correct client information. Scans all pertinent documents. Maintains Registration Error and Demographic Work Queue.
- Accurately places and releases all orders in EPIC and/or the LIS. Resolves all test selection issues to assure quality and timely results.
Customer Service & Support
- Provide support to clients, draw locations and technical departments in a courteous and respectful manner to assure delivery of quality service.
- Takes all necessary steps to resolve issues that could prevent or delay completion of testing and lab processes in the best interest of the patient and client. Always safeguards confidential matters.
- Receives and disseminates messages regarding specimen pickup, patient blood draws, test orders, processing and results for the laboratory system.
- Handles communication with physicians, healthcare providers, laboratory leadership and staff, patients, patient families and visitors. Provides information on test and specimen requirements and lab processes.
- Responsible for completion of all call-back queues and meeting the required response times. Manages add-on tests. Provides documentation of issues and resolutions information to OSCPII as part of the Laboratory Quality program.
- Uses and maintains a variety of office equipment such as fax machines, telephones, paging/tracking systems, printers, copiers and computers for the access and distribution of information including laboratory results and laboratory services.
Receiving & Labeling of Specimens
- Receives and labels all specimens into the LIS. Assures 100% correct labeling of all specimens. Follows all safety protocols and procedures when handling blood and other potentially infectious specimens.
- Accurately completes all Transfer lists.
- Monitors list of incoming specimens for anomalies and follows up on items in question.
Sorting & Distribution of Specimens
- Sorts all specimens upon arrival. Assures correct sorting for registration and receiving. Always maintains specimen integrity.
- Delivers all specimens to the correct testing location in a timely manner. Assures that all specimens are maintained properly during processing and delivery.
Testing & Specimen Collection
- Demonstrates understanding of test and specimen requirements. Seeks assistance from technical staff and reference material when necessary.
Other Duties as Assigned
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
- High School Graduate
Specialized Knowledge:
- Keyboard/Data entry skills
- Organizational skills
- Minimum 1-year clerical experience
- Data Entry Skills above 100 Net Keystrokes/min
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in OT
Verify your NBCOT certification supports H-1B filing
USCIS requires OT roles to meet the specialty occupation standard. Your NBCOT certification and master's degree in occupational therapy are the two documents that anchor the petition. Have both ready before approaching any employer.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter OT employers by verified DOL Labor Condition Application filings. This confirms the employer has sponsored H-1B visas before and understands the process, not just that they're open to it.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your OT job title and practice setting in the employer's metro area. Your offer must meet or exceed that level for the LCA to be certified by DOL.
Clarify whether your role is outpatient, inpatient, or school-based
Each practice setting can affect how your employer structures the H-1B petition and LCA. School districts sometimes file under different SOC codes than hospital systems, which changes the prevailing wage tier USCIS and DOL will apply.
Ask about cap-exempt status if applying to hospitals
Nonprofit hospitals affiliated with a university or research institution may qualify as cap-exempt employers. If you're applying to one of these, your H-1B petition can be filed at any time without waiting for the annual lottery.
Use the 60-day grace period strategically between OT jobs
If your H-1B is tied to a specific employer and you leave or are let go, USCIS allows a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer. Start the transfer process early so your new employer's I-129 petition is filed before the window closes.
H-1B Visa OT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an OT role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Occupational therapy requires a master's degree in OT as the standard entry-level requirement, which satisfies USCIS's specialty occupation definition. The SOC code for occupational therapists and your NBCOT certification both support the petition. USCIS has consistently approved OT roles under the H-1B classification.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new OT employer mid-visa?
Yes, H-1B portability allows you to start working for a new employer as soon as they file an I-129 transfer petition, without waiting for approval. You don't need to restart the lottery. The new employer must file a new LCA with DOL and a new I-129 with USCIS before your grace period expires.
How do I find OT employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate filters OT job listings by verified DOL LCA filing history, so you can identify employers who have actually sponsored H-1B petitions rather than just claiming openness to it. Hospital networks, rehab chains, and pediatric clinics are among the most common H-1B sponsors for occupational therapists.
Do school districts sponsor H-1B visas for school-based OTs?
Many do, but public school districts are government entities and may be treated differently than private employers under certain H-1B rules. Some school districts file as cap-exempt if affiliated with a qualifying institution. Confirm whether the district has filed LCAs before by checking their DOL history, and clarify cap status with the HR team before accepting an offer.
What happens to my H-1B if my OT employer loses its license or closes a facility?
If your employer closes your worksite or your position is terminated, your H-1B authorization ends with the employment relationship. USCIS provides a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring OT employer and initiate an H-1B transfer. During this window, you can't work, but the clock starts from your last day of employment.