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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations requiring at least a U.S. medical degree and board eligibility. Academic medical centers, rehabilitation hospital systems, and VA facilities regularly file H-1B petitions for physiatrists, making this one of the more sponsorship-active specialties in U.S. medicine.
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Office of Workforce Development
Division: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Location: Shreveport, LA
Louisiana Works transforms lives and drives prosperity by putting people at the center of everything we do. We provide one seamless door where individualized solutions create new possibilities, proving that when government works for people, Louisiana works for everyone.
The Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor position is responsible for performing casework within a caseload, utilizing skills and techniques that enable a person with a disability to successfully interface with their total environment in the community and obtain, maintain, and advance in employment. Travel may be required for this position and must be performed as needed.
The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) is a key division of Louisiana Works managing programs in workforce training, job placement, apprenticeships, and business engagement. Through collaboration with local boards, educational institutions, and industry partners, OWD aims to improve economic mobility for job seekers and ensure Louisiana employers have the skilled talent they need, contributing to the state’s economic growth.
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain, maintain, or advance in competitive integrated employment and achieve independence in their communities by providing rehabilitation services and working cooperatively with businesses and other community resources.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
- Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
- Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.
- Focusing on Customers: The ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and external customers.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience in rehabilitation services, social services, administrative services, therapy services, or nursing; OR
A bachelor’s degree in a rehabilitation field, a social sciences field, social work, education, nursing, health and human services, speech therapy, or business administration; OR
A master's degree.
Job Duties
- Schedules interviews to assess the functional limitations and vocational potential of possible rehabilitation consumers.
- Determines eligibility for rehabilitation services after reviewing comprehensive medical and psychosocial evaluations.
- Coordinates consumers' plan of rehabilitation to include agreements providing vocational guidance and counseling, training programs, and other needed services, utilizing available resources to achieve maximum rehabilitation.
- Maintains knowledge of accommodations/technology to remove or eliminate barriers to employment.
- Interacts with the consumer to assess his/her needs and problems to determine the best solution vocationally and socially, and assists the consumer with improving interpersonal skills, understanding the labor market, and achieving successful employment.
- Provides counseling to consumers, family members, and significant others in relation to the vocational plan, services provided, and the expected outcome.
- Maintains adequate caseload flow and organization.
- Schedules supervisory meetings with the consumer, returns phone calls, processes mail, and is responsible for the appropriate expenditure of public funds.
- Maintains an extensive network of employer contacts and labor market information to assist consumers in achieving employment.
- Other duties as assigned; Travel may be required.
Position Specific Details
Location: Shreveport, LA
Appointment Type: Probational / Job Appointment / Promotional / Detail to Special Duty
Career Progression Group: Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor
Compensation:
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of the following:
Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry: $21.04 Hourly Rate / $3,646.93 Monthly Rate
Rehabilitation Counselor: $23.25 Hourly Rate / $4,030.00 Monthly Rate
How to Apply
No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and a background check.
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Heather Courville
heather.courville@la.gov
Louisiana Works is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency, which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154.
About this Job
Office of Workforce Development
Division: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Location: Shreveport, LA
Louisiana Works transforms lives and drives prosperity by putting people at the center of everything we do. We provide one seamless door where individualized solutions create new possibilities, proving that when government works for people, Louisiana works for everyone.
The Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor position is responsible for performing casework within a caseload, utilizing skills and techniques that enable a person with a disability to successfully interface with their total environment in the community and obtain, maintain, and advance in employment. Travel may be required for this position and must be performed as needed.
The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) is a key division of Louisiana Works managing programs in workforce training, job placement, apprenticeships, and business engagement. Through collaboration with local boards, educational institutions, and industry partners, OWD aims to improve economic mobility for job seekers and ensure Louisiana employers have the skilled talent they need, contributing to the state’s economic growth.
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain, maintain, or advance in competitive integrated employment and achieve independence in their communities by providing rehabilitation services and working cooperatively with businesses and other community resources.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
- Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
- Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.
- Focusing on Customers: The ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and external customers.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience in rehabilitation services, social services, administrative services, therapy services, or nursing; OR
A bachelor’s degree in a rehabilitation field, a social sciences field, social work, education, nursing, health and human services, speech therapy, or business administration; OR
A master's degree.
Job Duties
- Schedules interviews to assess the functional limitations and vocational potential of possible rehabilitation consumers.
- Determines eligibility for rehabilitation services after reviewing comprehensive medical and psychosocial evaluations.
- Coordinates consumers' plan of rehabilitation to include agreements providing vocational guidance and counseling, training programs, and other needed services, utilizing available resources to achieve maximum rehabilitation.
- Maintains knowledge of accommodations/technology to remove or eliminate barriers to employment.
- Interacts with the consumer to assess his/her needs and problems to determine the best solution vocationally and socially, and assists the consumer with improving interpersonal skills, understanding the labor market, and achieving successful employment.
- Provides counseling to consumers, family members, and significant others in relation to the vocational plan, services provided, and the expected outcome.
- Maintains adequate caseload flow and organization.
- Schedules supervisory meetings with the consumer, returns phone calls, processes mail, and is responsible for the appropriate expenditure of public funds.
- Maintains an extensive network of employer contacts and labor market information to assist consumers in achieving employment.
- Other duties as assigned; Travel may be required.
Position Specific Details
Location: Shreveport, LA
Appointment Type: Probational / Job Appointment / Promotional / Detail to Special Duty
Career Progression Group: Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry / Rehabilitation Counselor
Compensation:
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of the following:
Rehabilitation Counselor-Entry: $21.04 Hourly Rate / $3,646.93 Monthly Rate
Rehabilitation Counselor: $23.25 Hourly Rate / $4,030.00 Monthly Rate
How to Apply
No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and a background check.
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Heather Courville
heather.courville@la.gov
Louisiana Works is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency, which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
Confirm your board eligibility documentation early
H-1B petitions for physiatrists require proof of specialty training. Have your ECFMG certificate, residency completion letter, and PM&R board eligibility documentation organized before employers begin the LCA filing process.
Target rehabilitation hospital systems over private practices
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and academic medical centers file H-1B petitions far more consistently than private physiatry practices, which often lack the HR infrastructure to sponsor. Focus your search on systems with dedicated credentialing and immigration teams.
Search verified H-1B sponsor history on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter PM&R physician roles by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. This surfaces sponsors with active physiatry hiring, saving you from outreach to practices unlikely to navigate the petition process.
Verify prevailing wage for your practice setting
PM&R prevailing wages differ significantly between inpatient rehab, outpatient clinics, and academic settings. Run your specific SOC code and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer stage so you can identify any wage-level gaps in early negotiations.
Ask employers about cap-exempt H-1B eligibility
Physiatrists employed by nonprofit hospitals affiliated with a university or research institution may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B filing, bypassing the annual lottery entirely. Confirm the employer's affiliation status with USCIS criteria before assuming a lottery slot is required.
Align your credentialing and H-1B timelines carefully
State medical licensure and hospital credentialing for PM&R physicians can take three to six months. Coordinate with your employer so the H-1B petition is filed concurrently, not sequentially, to avoid gaps in your authorized start date.
H-1B Visa Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. PM&R positions require completion of a four-year residency and at minimum a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine degree, which satisfies USCIS specialty occupation standards. The theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge is clearly established for physiatrists, making H-1B eligibility straightforward for this role.
Which employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for physiatrists?
Inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, academic medical centers, VA facilities, and large multispecialty health systems are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for PM&R physicians. These employers have established immigration processes and dedicated HR teams. You can filter for employers with verified LCA filing history in physiatry-related roles directly on Migrate Mate.
Can a PM&R physician avoid the H-1B lottery through cap-exempt filing?
Possibly. If your employer is a nonprofit hospital or research institution that qualifies as a higher education affiliate under USCIS criteria, your petition may be filed outside the annual cap entirely. This is common at university hospital systems and teaching facilities. Confirm the employer's cap-exempt status before accepting an offer contingent on lottery selection.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement apply to physiatrists with a supervisory or academic role?
DOL assigns prevailing wages by SOC code and wage level, with Level III and IV rates applying to experienced or supervisory roles. A PM&R physician with program directorship duties or faculty appointment may be classified at a higher wage level, which the employer must meet in the LCA certification. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check rates for your specific location and title.
What happens to H-1B status if a physiatrist switches from an inpatient rehab setting to an outpatient clinic within the same health system?
A material change in worksite location or job duties typically requires an amended H-1B petition and a new LCA before the change takes effect. Moving between care settings, even within one employer, can qualify as a material change if it affects your SOC code, wage level, or primary worksite. Notify your employer's immigration counsel before any role transition to avoid status violations.