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Otolaryngologists rank among the most consistently sponsored physician specialties for H-1B visas, with hospitals, academic medical centers, and ENT group practices regularly filing petitions for board-eligible and board-certified candidates. Your specialty occupation status is well-established under USCIS criteria, and many employers are experienced with the full sponsorship process.
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Inova Children's Multispecialty Clinic - Pediatric Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Inova Health System in Fairfax, VA is looking to add a qualified surgeon to the rapidly expanding department of Pediatric Otolaryngology. This is a clinical position based at our Fairfax campus, home to both Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital and our new Pediatric Multispecialty Ambulatory Practice at Willow Oaks. The children’s hospital is a 226-bed facility level 1 pediatric trauma center featuring a brand new 45-bed pediatric ER (opened December 2024), a 108-bed level 4 NICU, and a 48-bed PCICU/PICU. The clinic space at Willow Oaks was recently built and opened in 2023, and is home to over 20 pediatric specialties, with more specialties always being added. This role will be full-time. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible. Inova Fairfax Medical Center and Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital are teaching sites for the University of Virginia School of Medicine, along with multiple advance practice provider and nursing programs in the area. The position would include faculty membership as an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia. Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital is also home to its own pediatric residency program, along with several fellowships including hospitalist and emergency medicine. Finally, there is the opportunity to work with a rotating otolaryngology resident (PGY-3 to PGY-5) from Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Physician Led Organization: Potential for Physician leadership opportunities
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Competitive Compensation Package: Competitive Base and Incentive program, opportunities for Sign On/Retention/Relocation
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater
- CME Support: Up to $3,500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Work/Life Balance: Offering paid time off, paid parental leave
Pediatric Otolaryngologist (ENT) Job Responsibilities
- The current practice is staffed by 2 fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologists and 2 advanced practice providers.
- Inova also has its own Pediatric Audiology department that is currently staffed by 3 pediatric audiologists, with more being added over the next few years.
- The clinical practice covers a wide breadth of pediatric ENT cases and pathologies, including complex aerodigestive conditions, craniofacial disorders, vascular malformations, and complex otology, including cochlear implants and BAHAs.
- Clinical responsibilities include both a busy outpatient practice as well as covering inpatient units and the ER (advanced practice providers will assist during the weekdays).
- Call is roughly 1:5, and currently only covers NICU/PICU patients as well as infants under 12 months.
- Facial trauma is covered by Plastic Surgery and OMFS.
- State of the art ORs at both the hospital and at several surgery centers with the latest technology and instruments
- Research opportunities available
- Epic EMR system used throughout all clinical sites
- Enjoy a level of autonomy similar to private practice without the additional non-clinical responsibilities of academic medicine
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Must have completed or be in the process of completing an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Certification: Board-certified/eligible in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Certification in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology not required, but strongly recommended
- Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia
- Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
- Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
About us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Job Description
Inova Children's Multispecialty Clinic - Pediatric Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Inova Health System in Fairfax, VA is looking to add a qualified surgeon to the rapidly expanding department of Pediatric Otolaryngology. This is a clinical position based at our Fairfax campus, home to both Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital and our new Pediatric Multispecialty Ambulatory Practice at Willow Oaks. The children’s hospital is a 226-bed facility level 1 pediatric trauma center featuring a brand new 45-bed pediatric ER (opened December 2024), a 108-bed level 4 NICU, and a 48-bed PCICU/PICU. The clinic space at Willow Oaks was recently built and opened in 2023, and is home to over 20 pediatric specialties, with more specialties always being added. This role will be full-time. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible. Inova Fairfax Medical Center and Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital are teaching sites for the University of Virginia School of Medicine, along with multiple advance practice provider and nursing programs in the area. The position would include faculty membership as an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia. Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital is also home to its own pediatric residency program, along with several fellowships including hospitalist and emergency medicine. Finally, there is the opportunity to work with a rotating otolaryngology resident (PGY-3 to PGY-5) from Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Physician Led Organization: Potential for Physician leadership opportunities
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Competitive Compensation Package: Competitive Base and Incentive program, opportunities for Sign On/Retention/Relocation
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater
- CME Support: Up to $3,500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Work/Life Balance: Offering paid time off, paid parental leave
Pediatric Otolaryngologist (ENT) Job Responsibilities
- The current practice is staffed by 2 fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologists and 2 advanced practice providers.
- Inova also has its own Pediatric Audiology department that is currently staffed by 3 pediatric audiologists, with more being added over the next few years.
- The clinical practice covers a wide breadth of pediatric ENT cases and pathologies, including complex aerodigestive conditions, craniofacial disorders, vascular malformations, and complex otology, including cochlear implants and BAHAs.
- Clinical responsibilities include both a busy outpatient practice as well as covering inpatient units and the ER (advanced practice providers will assist during the weekdays).
- Call is roughly 1:5, and currently only covers NICU/PICU patients as well as infants under 12 months.
- Facial trauma is covered by Plastic Surgery and OMFS.
- State of the art ORs at both the hospital and at several surgery centers with the latest technology and instruments
- Research opportunities available
- Epic EMR system used throughout all clinical sites
- Enjoy a level of autonomy similar to private practice without the additional non-clinical responsibilities of academic medicine
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Must have completed or be in the process of completing an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Certification: Board-certified/eligible in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Certification in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology not required, but strongly recommended
- Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia
- Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
- Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
About us
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Otolaryngologist
Verify your medical credentials meet USCIS requirements
USCIS requires an otolaryngology residency completion and, for most petitions, ECFMG certification if you trained outside the U.S. Confirm your credentials are fully documented before engaging employers, since incomplete files delay I-129 filing.
Target academic medical centers and ENT practice groups
Academic hospitals and multispecialty ENT groups file H-1B petitions far more regularly than small private practices. Search Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history specifically in ENT and surgical subspecialties.
Understand the cap-exempt hospital exemption
Many otolaryngology positions at nonprofit teaching hospitals and university health systems qualify as cap-exempt under USCIS rules, meaning your petition bypasses the annual 85,000-slot lottery entirely. Confirm cap-exempt status with each employer before accepting an offer.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above DOL's prevailing wage for your specialty and practice location. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 29-1081 to know the wage floor before your offer letter is finalized.
Use O*NET to document specialty occupation status
If an employer's HR team is unfamiliar with physician H-1B filings, pull the O*NET profile for otolaryngologists to confirm the role's degree requirements. This documentation supports the specialty occupation argument in the I-129 petition.
Request premium processing to compress credentialing timelines
Hospitals often need you on staff before residency transition deadlines. Ask your employer to file with USCIS premium processing, which reduces adjudication to 15 business days and gives both sides certainty before your start date.
H-1B Visa Otolaryngologist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an otolaryngologist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Otolaryngology requires a medical degree, residency training, and in most cases fellowship or board certification, which satisfies USCIS's specialty occupation definition. The degree requirement is inherent to the position, so employers rarely face RFEs on this point. Academic and hospital-based roles are the most straightforward cases.
Are most otolaryngology H-1B positions subject to the annual lottery?
Not always. Positions at nonprofit universities, university-affiliated teaching hospitals, and certain research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning USCIS can adjudicate the petition at any time without lottery selection. Confirming cap-exempt status early is one of the most important steps in your job search. Browse verified cap-exempt employers on Migrate Mate by filtering for H-1B LCA history in ENT roles.
How long does H-1B sponsorship typically take for a physician starting a new otolaryngology position?
For cap-subject petitions, USCIS standard processing currently runs three to six months, and the petition can only be filed starting April 1 for an October 1 start date. Cap-exempt positions can be filed and approved year-round, often within two to four months under standard processing, or as few as 15 business days with premium processing.
What role does the Labor Condition Application play in an otolaryngologist's H-1B petition?
Before filing the I-129, your employer must obtain a certified LCA from DOL confirming the offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for your specialty and practice location. For otolaryngology, prevailing wages vary significantly by geographic area. You can benchmark the expected wage floor using the OFLC Wage Search before finalizing your offer letter.
Can a private ENT practice sponsor an H-1B visa for an otolaryngologist?
Yes, but private practices are cap-subject unless they qualify for a specific exemption, so timing around the lottery is critical. Smaller practices may also be less experienced with the petition process, which can introduce delays. Working with an employer that has prior LCA filing history in your specialty reduces risk significantly.