TN Visa Addiction Counselor Jobs
Addiction Counselor roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA treaty's Social Worker category, giving Canadian and Mexican licensed professionals a cap-free, lottery-free path to U.S. employment. Employers file no I-129 for Canadians at the port of entry. State licensure requirements vary and directly affect where you can work.
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Phoenix, Arizona
DEPARTMENT NAME:
Addiction Medicine
WORK SHIFT:
Day
JOB CATEGORY:
Clinical Care
At Banner - University Medical Center, we’re creating a world class medical organization that brings together a leadership team committed to a physician-focused structure, while navigating the challenges of moving from a volume-based to value-based health care system.
This RN Pt Navigator is critical in ensuring safe, coordinated care for patients with complex addiction and behavioral health needs.
This Navigator should have knowledge or willingness to learn Addiction & Recovery Medicine and Behavioral Health care and will serve as primary patient and caregiver contact for education, symptom management, and care plan adherence, coordinate care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, including psychiatry collaboration and specialty consults. manage high-risk patient triage, medication protocols (e.g., buprenorphine inductions, alcohol withdrawal tapers), and neonatal abstinence program assessments, oversee ambulatory detox monitoring, specialty medication administration (Vivitrol), lab management, and medication reconciliation, support efforts to reduce readmissions and ED utilization through proactive follow-up and care coordination.
This is a full time (40 hours/week), salaried, day shift position. The average day starts at 0800 and ends at 1600 and is Monday through Friday. With this role, hours are dependent on patient needs and can start earlier or later on occasion. We believe in a work-life balance and will adjust accordingly if the need arises.
University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics and has operations in multiple locations spanning across the Phoenix metropolitan city.
Position Summary
This position provides comprehensive care coordination, supporting a holistic and coordinated approach across the continuum of care. This position assists with informed decision-making; collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to allow for timely screening, diagnosis, treatment and increased supportive care throughout the patient experience. This position provides individual assistance to patients, families and caregivers to help identify and overcome barriers which may hinder quality medical and psychosocial patient care.
CORE FUNCTIONS
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Assesses the patient’s plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient’s health care needs.
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Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes. Serves as a liaison for referring physicians and assists with scheduling initial tests and consultations.
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Assists the patient/family through diagnostic services, treatment and care. Coordinates disease care using an interdisciplinary holistic approach, making appropriate referrals and consultations in coordination with physicians and providers.
-
Ensures that the patient and family understand the diagnostic processes, care strategy and recommended actions, and are provided with appropriate information in coordination with physician and health care providers. Responds to patient requests for information regarding the disease process, expected side effects and community resources.
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Evaluates patient’s functional abilities and limitations. Determines if intervention is needed. Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable, patient related and reflect key limiting factors. Establishes and implements a plan of care to achieve treatment goals. Collaborates with patient and family when setting goal; initiates discharge planning. Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders.
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Supports the patient and family during difficult decision-making periods. Assist in coordination of end of life care for patient and family and provides emotional support.
-
Supports process improvement activities for populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Participates in staff development to maintain current standards of practice and ensure the highest quality of care.
-
Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements.
-
This position works independently, with freedom to determine how to best accomplish functions within established procedures. This position confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. This position is facility-based with no budgetary responsibility. Internal customers include all levels of staff, including physicians. External customers include patients, families, employees of other healthcare institutions, physician offices, referring physicians, community providers and agencies, payers, provider networks, and regulatory agencies. This position requires making decisions related to patient care coordination throughout various facilities and with various specialty practices. Decision making required for treatment and standardization of care of patients. This position requires complex problem solving related to plan of care for evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning for patients.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess knowledge as normally obtained through the completion of a Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field.
Requires a current RN license in the state of practice. BLS certification required.
Requires a proficiency level typically achieved with 5 years clinical experience. Requires excellent organizational skills and clinical knowledge regarding specialty care services, as well as care coordination of services, legal and financial aspects of diagnostic services and health services in specialty area. Requires effective communication and writing skills, good time management skills and knowledge of word processing and database software applications. Requires the ability to teach both clinical and non-clinical personnel regarding care and diagnostics services. Also requires a good understanding of process improvement.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Current certification in specialty area preferred. Prior Case Management experience preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
PRIMARY CITY/STATE:
Phoenix, Arizona
DEPARTMENT NAME:
Addiction Medicine
WORK SHIFT:
Day
JOB CATEGORY:
Clinical Care
At Banner - University Medical Center, we’re creating a world class medical organization that brings together a leadership team committed to a physician-focused structure, while navigating the challenges of moving from a volume-based to value-based health care system.
This RN Pt Navigator is critical in ensuring safe, coordinated care for patients with complex addiction and behavioral health needs.
This Navigator should have knowledge or willingness to learn Addiction & Recovery Medicine and Behavioral Health care and will serve as primary patient and caregiver contact for education, symptom management, and care plan adherence, coordinate care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, including psychiatry collaboration and specialty consults. manage high-risk patient triage, medication protocols (e.g., buprenorphine inductions, alcohol withdrawal tapers), and neonatal abstinence program assessments, oversee ambulatory detox monitoring, specialty medication administration (Vivitrol), lab management, and medication reconciliation, support efforts to reduce readmissions and ED utilization through proactive follow-up and care coordination.
This is a full time (40 hours/week), salaried, day shift position. The average day starts at 0800 and ends at 1600 and is Monday through Friday. With this role, hours are dependent on patient needs and can start earlier or later on occasion. We believe in a work-life balance and will adjust accordingly if the need arises.
University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics and has operations in multiple locations spanning across the Phoenix metropolitan city.
Position Summary
This position provides comprehensive care coordination, supporting a holistic and coordinated approach across the continuum of care. This position assists with informed decision-making; collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to allow for timely screening, diagnosis, treatment and increased supportive care throughout the patient experience. This position provides individual assistance to patients, families and caregivers to help identify and overcome barriers which may hinder quality medical and psychosocial patient care.
CORE FUNCTIONS
-
Assesses the patient’s plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient’s health care needs.
-
Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes. Serves as a liaison for referring physicians and assists with scheduling initial tests and consultations.
-
Assists the patient/family through diagnostic services, treatment and care. Coordinates disease care using an interdisciplinary holistic approach, making appropriate referrals and consultations in coordination with physicians and providers.
-
Ensures that the patient and family understand the diagnostic processes, care strategy and recommended actions, and are provided with appropriate information in coordination with physician and health care providers. Responds to patient requests for information regarding the disease process, expected side effects and community resources.
-
Evaluates patient’s functional abilities and limitations. Determines if intervention is needed. Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable, patient related and reflect key limiting factors. Establishes and implements a plan of care to achieve treatment goals. Collaborates with patient and family when setting goal; initiates discharge planning. Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders.
-
Supports the patient and family during difficult decision-making periods. Assist in coordination of end of life care for patient and family and provides emotional support.
-
Supports process improvement activities for populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Participates in staff development to maintain current standards of practice and ensure the highest quality of care.
-
Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements.
-
This position works independently, with freedom to determine how to best accomplish functions within established procedures. This position confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. This position is facility-based with no budgetary responsibility. Internal customers include all levels of staff, including physicians. External customers include patients, families, employees of other healthcare institutions, physician offices, referring physicians, community providers and agencies, payers, provider networks, and regulatory agencies. This position requires making decisions related to patient care coordination throughout various facilities and with various specialty practices. Decision making required for treatment and standardization of care of patients. This position requires complex problem solving related to plan of care for evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning for patients.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess knowledge as normally obtained through the completion of a Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field.
Requires a current RN license in the state of practice. BLS certification required.
Requires a proficiency level typically achieved with 5 years clinical experience. Requires excellent organizational skills and clinical knowledge regarding specialty care services, as well as care coordination of services, legal and financial aspects of diagnostic services and health services in specialty area. Requires effective communication and writing skills, good time management skills and knowledge of word processing and database software applications. Requires the ability to teach both clinical and non-clinical personnel regarding care and diagnostics services. Also requires a good understanding of process improvement.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Current certification in specialty area preferred. Prior Case Management experience preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as an Addiction Counselor
Verify your credentials match TN requirements
TN visa classification for Addiction Counselors falls under the Social Worker category, which requires a baccalaureate or licenciatura degree in social work or a closely related counseling field. A general psychology or sociology degree may not satisfy the requirement without supplemental documentation.
Research state licensure before targeting employers
Each U.S. state sets its own licensed counselor credentials, and some require CACREP-accredited degrees or supervised hours completed domestically. Confirm your Canadian or Mexican credentials are eligible for reciprocity or endorsement in your target state before applying.
Target employers with existing TN hiring infrastructure
Behavioral health networks, federally qualified health centers, and VA-affiliated treatment programs regularly sponsor TN professionals and understand the documentation process. Search Migrate Mate to find Addiction Counselor roles from employers with active TN visa sponsorship history.
Get a detailed support letter from your employer
Your employer's support letter must specify your job title as Addiction Counselor or equivalent, describe duties tied to the Social Worker TN category, and confirm your degree aligns with the role. A vague letter is the most common reason CBP officers request additional review.
Understand how Mexican TN applicants apply differently
Mexican nationals cannot use the Canadian port-of-entry process. You must apply at a U.S. consulate and receive a visa stamp before entering. Schedule your consular appointment early, as wait times in Mexico City and Monterrey can extend several weeks.
Prepare for credential questions during CBP inspection
Bring original transcripts, your degree certificate, and any provincial or national licensure documents. CBP officers reviewing Social Worker TN cases often ask how your degree program specifically prepared you for addiction counseling, so be ready to explain the connection clearly.
Addiction Counselor TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Addiction Counselor role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Addiction Counselors qualify under the Social Worker TN category, which requires a baccalaureate or licenciatura degree in social work or a closely related field. The role must involve duties consistent with professional counseling or social work practice. CBP makes the final determination at the port of entry or consulate, so your employer's support letter and your credentials must align precisely with this category.
How does the TN visa compare to H-1B for Addiction Counselor positions?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadians, and can be obtained at a port of entry the same day for Canadian citizens, making it significantly faster than the H-1B visa process. H-1B requires employer sponsorship months in advance and is subject to a competitive lottery. For licensed addiction counseling professionals from Canada or Mexico, TN is generally the faster and more predictable route.
What documentation do I need to present as a Canadian Addiction Counselor at the border?
You need your Canadian passport, a detailed employer support letter describing your duties and confirming your TN-qualifying role, your original degree transcripts, your degree certificate, and any relevant provincial licensure credentials. If your degree is in a related field rather than social work directly, bring documentation explaining the connection between your education and addiction counseling practice.
Where can I find Addiction Counselor jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking U.S. roles with TN visa sponsorship. You can search for Addiction Counselor positions filtered by TN eligibility, which saves time compared to applying broadly and asking employers about sponsorship during the interview process.
Can my Canadian provincial counseling license transfer to the U.S. for TN purposes?
Provincial licensure supports your TN application but does not automatically satisfy U.S. state licensing requirements. Most states require you to apply for licensure by endorsement or examination after arrival. Some states also require supervised hours completed under a U.S.-licensed supervisor. Check your target state's licensed professional counselor board requirements before accepting an offer.