School Nurse Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Minnesota
Minnesota's school nurse jobs span large K-12 districts like Minneapolis Public Schools and Saint Paul Public Schools, along with suburban and rural districts statewide. International nurses with RN licensure and school nursing endorsements can find visa sponsorship opportunities across the Twin Cities metro and outstate Minnesota, where healthcare staffing shortages have increased district openness to sponsoring qualified candidates.
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Get Access To All JobsWhat is School Based Therapy at Washburn?
Our compassionate, experienced therapists support children and their families through challenging times by offering individual therapy to help with a wide range of concerns, including school adjustment problems, depression, anxiety, difficulty dealing with loss or family changes, abuse, traumatic events, attention problems, parent-child conflicts and acting-out behaviors. Our counseling focuses on building on a child’s strengths and supporting them in gaining skills to be successful at home, in school and in the community.
As a school-based mental health clinician your focus will be on assessment, treatment, and prevention services to children and their families as well as consultation and training for the school staff.
As a successful candidate you should hold independent licensure at LICSW, LPCC, LP, or LMFT or hold an LGSW working towards independent licensure and be able to demonstrate your skill in children’s mental health diagnostic assessment and treatment.
What can Washburn Center offer you?
Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees’ professional development. During your time at Washburn Center, you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center, working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.
Responsibilities
Our school-based therapists, working in collaboration with the school staff and Washburn Center leadership, provide a combination of the school-based services within the school, clients’ homes, and across the community.
These services can be:
- Conduct diagnostic assessments (DA) and share feedback with the client and/or their family
- Collaborate with the client and/or their family on treatment plan that incorporates DA results
- Provide individual and family therapy
- Participate in IEP meetings
- Provide care coordination, including collaboration with psychiatrists and other professionals working with the client
- Create a discharge plan
Ancillary care:
As a school-based therapist you will also provide ancillary services in alignment with the school staff and Washburn Center supervisor, including:
- Conduct child group therapy, skills training, and/or prevention groups
- Provide care coordination, including collaboration with parents, school staff, and other agencies
- Participate in classroom observations
- Provide teacher consultations, training, and support
- Attend collaboration and planning meetings with school staff, program directors, and grant coordinators to review the status of the program and manage referrals in order to facilitate program development and the coordination of the program at the school
Documentation:
Additionally, some of your responsibilities as a School based therapist will be to maintain required documentation as outlined in our Clinical Policy Manual, ie:
- Diagnostics assessments
- Treatment plans
- Progress notes
- Outcome measures (e.g., SDQ, CASII, ECSII)
- Discharge summaries
- Timely record keeping of all clinical activities and grant related services
- Timely response of communications from the program director, the supervisor, or program support to ensure clear communication throughout the program
All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.
As Washburn Center for Children serves the community, it is important that our therapists are able to demonstrate cultural humility and responsiveness in their therapeutic process and in their interpersonal relationships. Our work environment requires professionals that can adapt and be flexible within multiple workplace cultures. Our clinicians work independently but will always have a team and supervisor to support them and guide them when needed.
Education and Licensure Requirements:
- Master’s degree in psychology, marriage and family therapy, or social work (Required)
- Doctoral Degree in psychology, marriage and family therapy, or social work (Desired)
- A minimum of 3-5 years assessing, diagnosing and treating children and families (Required)
- Fully licensed or close to licensure in LICSW, LMFT, LPCC or LP (Required)
- Valid MN Licensure as a Mental Health Professional (Required)
Required technical skills, knowledge, and abilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural diversity and the role of culture in the therapeutic process
- Adaptable to multiple workplace cultures
- Ability to work independently
- Understand when to ask questions
What is School Based Therapy at Washburn?
Our compassionate, experienced therapists support children and their families through challenging times by offering individual therapy to help with a wide range of concerns, including school adjustment problems, depression, anxiety, difficulty dealing with loss or family changes, abuse, traumatic events, attention problems, parent-child conflicts and acting-out behaviors. Our counseling focuses on building on a child’s strengths and supporting them in gaining skills to be successful at home, in school and in the community.
As a school-based mental health clinician your focus will be on assessment, treatment, and prevention services to children and their families as well as consultation and training for the school staff.
As a successful candidate you should hold independent licensure at LICSW, LPCC, LP, or LMFT or hold an LGSW working towards independent licensure and be able to demonstrate your skill in children’s mental health diagnostic assessment and treatment.
What can Washburn Center offer you?
Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees’ professional development. During your time at Washburn Center, you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center, working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.
Responsibilities
Our school-based therapists, working in collaboration with the school staff and Washburn Center leadership, provide a combination of the school-based services within the school, clients’ homes, and across the community.
These services can be:
- Conduct diagnostic assessments (DA) and share feedback with the client and/or their family
- Collaborate with the client and/or their family on treatment plan that incorporates DA results
- Provide individual and family therapy
- Participate in IEP meetings
- Provide care coordination, including collaboration with psychiatrists and other professionals working with the client
- Create a discharge plan
Ancillary care:
As a school-based therapist you will also provide ancillary services in alignment with the school staff and Washburn Center supervisor, including:
- Conduct child group therapy, skills training, and/or prevention groups
- Provide care coordination, including collaboration with parents, school staff, and other agencies
- Participate in classroom observations
- Provide teacher consultations, training, and support
- Attend collaboration and planning meetings with school staff, program directors, and grant coordinators to review the status of the program and manage referrals in order to facilitate program development and the coordination of the program at the school
Documentation:
Additionally, some of your responsibilities as a School based therapist will be to maintain required documentation as outlined in our Clinical Policy Manual, ie:
- Diagnostics assessments
- Treatment plans
- Progress notes
- Outcome measures (e.g., SDQ, CASII, ECSII)
- Discharge summaries
- Timely record keeping of all clinical activities and grant related services
- Timely response of communications from the program director, the supervisor, or program support to ensure clear communication throughout the program
All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.
As Washburn Center for Children serves the community, it is important that our therapists are able to demonstrate cultural humility and responsiveness in their therapeutic process and in their interpersonal relationships. Our work environment requires professionals that can adapt and be flexible within multiple workplace cultures. Our clinicians work independently but will always have a team and supervisor to support them and guide them when needed.
Education and Licensure Requirements:
- Master’s degree in psychology, marriage and family therapy, or social work (Required)
- Doctoral Degree in psychology, marriage and family therapy, or social work (Desired)
- A minimum of 3-5 years assessing, diagnosing and treating children and families (Required)
- Fully licensed or close to licensure in LICSW, LMFT, LPCC or LP (Required)
- Valid MN Licensure as a Mental Health Professional (Required)
Required technical skills, knowledge, and abilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural diversity and the role of culture in the therapeutic process
- Adaptable to multiple workplace cultures
- Ability to work independently
- Understand when to ask questions
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Search School Nurse Jobs in MinnesotaSchool Nurse Jobs in Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies and school districts sponsor visas for school nurses in Minnesota?
Minneapolis Public Schools, Saint Paul Public Schools, and Anoka-Hennepin School District are among the larger Minnesota districts with histories of hiring internationally trained nurses. Larger suburban districts in Hennepin and Ramsey counties tend to have more established HR infrastructure to support visa sponsorship than smaller outstate districts, though rural districts facing staffing shortages are increasingly open to it.
Which visa types are most common for school nurse roles in Minnesota?
The H-1B visa is the most common visa for school nurses in Minnesota, as registered nursing roles in specialty occupations qualify when a bachelor's degree in nursing is required. The EB-3 immigrant visa is another pathway used by employers willing to sponsor permanent residence. Some nurses enter through TN visa status if they are Canadian or Mexican citizens, as RN is a qualifying TN occupation.
Which cities in Minnesota have the most school nurse sponsorship jobs?
The Twin Cities metro, covering Minneapolis and Saint Paul, concentrates the majority of Minnesota school nurse sponsorship opportunities due to the size and density of K-12 districts there. Suburban districts in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, and Roseville also hire regularly. Duluth and Rochester have active school districts and are worth monitoring, particularly given Rochester's proximity to Mayo Clinic, which creates a strong regional healthcare hiring culture.
How to find school nurse visa sponsorship jobs in Minnesota?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for visa sponsorship, making it easier to identify Minnesota school nurse roles where districts are actively willing to sponsor international candidates. Rather than sorting through general job boards, you can search school nurse positions on Migrate Mate filtered to Minnesota to surface roles from districts with documented sponsorship activity, saving significant time in your search.
Are there state-specific requirements for school nurses in Minnesota that affect visa sponsorship?
Yes. Minnesota requires school nurses to hold both a current RN license issued by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and a School Nurse license issued by the Minnesota Department of Education. International nurses must complete license endorsement before practicing, which takes time and should be factored into the sponsorship timeline. Employers initiating H-1B sponsorship will typically require both credentials to be in place or in process before filing.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored school nurse jobs in Minnesota?
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.