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Care assistant visa sponsorship jobs in Kansas are concentrated in the Kansas City metro area, Wichita, and Topeka, where health systems like The University of Kansas Health System, Stormont Vail Health, and Via Christi Health regularly hire direct care workers. Kansas's aging rural population creates steady demand across the state, including smaller communities often overlooked by international job seekers.
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Patient Care Assistant (CNA) - Acute Inpatient Units
Location: Main Campus – 39th & Rainbow, Kansas City, KS
Hospitals: Bell Hospital, Cambridge Tower, and Heart Center
Status: Full-Time & Part-Time | Benefits Eligible
Shift: 12-Hour Shifts with Weekend Requirements
- Days: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Schedule Options:
- Full-Time: 3 shifts per week (36 hours)
- Part-Time: 2 shifts per week (24 hours)
We are seeking compassionate and team-oriented Patient Care Assistants/CNAs to join our outstanding acute care inpatient care teams. These roles support a variety of specialized units across three state-of-the-art hospital facilities. Vacancies vary by department and are subject to change based on operational needs.
Potential Department Assignments:
Bell Hospital
- Medical Telemetry/Cystic Fibrosis (BH15)
- Medical Telemetry (BH41, BH46)
- Medical Telemetry/Observation (BH45)
- Medical Progressive/Medical Telemetry (BH62)
- Medical Progressive/Pulmonary (BH66)
- Internal Medicine/Med Surg (BH42)
- Orthopedics (BH43)
- Trauma/General Surgery (BH51)
- General Surgery, Trauma, Internal Medicine (BH53)
- Organ Transplant & Renal Progressive (BH64)
Cambridge Tower
- Neurology/Epilepsy/ENT (CA6)
- Neurology/Surgical Oncology (CA7)
- Internal Medicine (CA8)
- Hematology & Cellular Therapy (CA9)
- Bone Marrow Transplant & Acute Leukemia (CA10)
- Medical Oncology (CA11)
Heart Center
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Progressive Care (HC4)
- Cardiovascular Progressive (HC5)
- Family Medicine Progressive Care (HC7)
- Urology, Vascular, GYN Oncology (HC8)
Float Pool
The Patient Care Assistant is an unlicensed staff member who is accountable to and completes delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner, with excellent customer service at all times. Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills related to delegated tasks. Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; ADLs; recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; apply/remove compression hose; SCDs etc.; emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies; additional skills to meet unit needs. Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, percentage of meals eaten, etc. Maintains a neat, clutter-free and clean patient room and work environment. Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients. This can include but not limited to: hourly rounds; answering call lights in person, promptly for all patients on the unit. Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles. They care for the patient in restraints; including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions. Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected result, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, any other patient needs, concerns or issues. Must complete other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; ADLs; recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; applying/removing compression hose; SCDs etc.; emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies. Additional skills to meet unit needs.
- Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, percentage of meals eaten, etc.
- Maintains a neat, clutter-free and clean patient room and work environment.
- Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients. This can include but is not limited to: hourly rounds; answering call lights in person, promptly for all patients on the unit.
- Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles.
- Cares for the patient in restraints, including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions.
- Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected result, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, and any other patient needs, concerns or issues.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Graduate or GED OR be currently enrolled in a high school or GED program
AND one of the following:
- Hold a CNA license or have completed the Gold Standard Intern Program
- Have documentation of fundamentals of nursing courses
- Have a minimum of 18 months in a relevant patient care role
Time Type:
Job Requisition ID: R-34252
Important information for you to know as you apply:
- The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
- The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
- Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.
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Position Title
Patient Care Assistant (CNA) - Acute Inpatient Units
Location: Main Campus – 39th & Rainbow, Kansas City, KS
Hospitals: Bell Hospital, Cambridge Tower, and Heart Center
Status: Full-Time & Part-Time | Benefits Eligible
Shift: 12-Hour Shifts with Weekend Requirements
- Days: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Schedule Options:
- Full-Time: 3 shifts per week (36 hours)
- Part-Time: 2 shifts per week (24 hours)
We are seeking compassionate and team-oriented Patient Care Assistants/CNAs to join our outstanding acute care inpatient care teams. These roles support a variety of specialized units across three state-of-the-art hospital facilities. Vacancies vary by department and are subject to change based on operational needs.
Potential Department Assignments:
Bell Hospital
- Medical Telemetry/Cystic Fibrosis (BH15)
- Medical Telemetry (BH41, BH46)
- Medical Telemetry/Observation (BH45)
- Medical Progressive/Medical Telemetry (BH62)
- Medical Progressive/Pulmonary (BH66)
- Internal Medicine/Med Surg (BH42)
- Orthopedics (BH43)
- Trauma/General Surgery (BH51)
- General Surgery, Trauma, Internal Medicine (BH53)
- Organ Transplant & Renal Progressive (BH64)
Cambridge Tower
- Neurology/Epilepsy/ENT (CA6)
- Neurology/Surgical Oncology (CA7)
- Internal Medicine (CA8)
- Hematology & Cellular Therapy (CA9)
- Bone Marrow Transplant & Acute Leukemia (CA10)
- Medical Oncology (CA11)
Heart Center
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Progressive Care (HC4)
- Cardiovascular Progressive (HC5)
- Family Medicine Progressive Care (HC7)
- Urology, Vascular, GYN Oncology (HC8)
Float Pool
The Patient Care Assistant is an unlicensed staff member who is accountable to and completes delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner, with excellent customer service at all times. Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills related to delegated tasks. Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; ADLs; recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; apply/remove compression hose; SCDs etc.; emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies; additional skills to meet unit needs. Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, percentage of meals eaten, etc. Maintains a neat, clutter-free and clean patient room and work environment. Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients. This can include but not limited to: hourly rounds; answering call lights in person, promptly for all patients on the unit. Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles. They care for the patient in restraints; including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions. Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected result, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, any other patient needs, concerns or issues. Must complete other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; ADLs; recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; applying/removing compression hose; SCDs etc.; emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies. Additional skills to meet unit needs.
- Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, percentage of meals eaten, etc.
- Maintains a neat, clutter-free and clean patient room and work environment.
- Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients. This can include but is not limited to: hourly rounds; answering call lights in person, promptly for all patients on the unit.
- Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles.
- Cares for the patient in restraints, including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions.
- Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected result, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, and any other patient needs, concerns or issues.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Graduate or GED OR be currently enrolled in a high school or GED program
AND one of the following:
- Hold a CNA license or have completed the Gold Standard Intern Program
- Have documentation of fundamentals of nursing courses
- Have a minimum of 18 months in a relevant patient care role
Time Type:
Job Requisition ID: R-34252
Important information for you to know as you apply:
- The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
- The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
- Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.
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Which companies sponsor visas for care assistants in Kansas?
The University of Kansas Health System, Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, and Via Christi Health in Wichita are among the larger Kansas employers with documented H-1B and employment-based sponsorship histories. Long-term care operators and home health agencies also sponsor care assistants, though sponsorship practices vary significantly by facility size and staffing capacity. Larger health systems are generally more experienced with the sponsorship process.
Which visa types are most common for care assistant roles in Kansas?
The H-1B visa applies only if the care assistant role qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in a specific field, which is not typical for most direct care positions. EB-3 immigrant visas are more commonly pursued for care workers. Some facilities also work with J-1 exchange visitors in structured healthcare exchange programs. The appropriate visa category depends heavily on the specific role, employer, and candidate qualifications.
Which cities in Kansas have the most care assistant sponsorship jobs?
Kansas City (the Kansas side of the metro), Wichita, and Topeka account for the largest share of care assistant sponsorship opportunities in the state. Overland Park and Olathe in Johnson County also have a concentration of healthcare employers. Rural areas including Salina, Dodge City, and Garden City face significant care workforce shortages, and some facilities in those communities actively recruit internationally to fill persistent staffing gaps.
How to find care assistant visa sponsorship jobs in Kansas?
Migrate Mate is designed specifically for international job seekers and filters care assistant roles in Kansas by visa sponsorship status, saving you from sorting through employers who do not sponsor. Because Kansas has both urban health systems and underserved rural facilities open to international hires, using a focused tool like Migrate Mate helps surface opportunities across the full state, not just the major metro areas. Create a profile and set Kansas as your target location.
Are there any Kansas-specific considerations for care assistants seeking visa sponsorship?
Kansas does not impose additional state licensing barriers specific to international care workers beyond standard certification requirements, but employers must meet federal prevailing wage obligations tied to the specific county where work is performed, which affects rural versus urban placements differently. Kansas's nursing home and home health sectors have faced persistent staffing shortages, making employers in those segments more open to international hiring than in states with larger domestic workforces.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored care assistant jobs in Kansas?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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