Acute Care Physical Therapist Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Acute care physical therapists work in hospital settings that routinely sponsor H-1B visa and EB-3 visas, making this one of the more sponsorship-accessible PT specialties. Health systems file Labor Condition Applications tied to hospital-based SOC classifications, and your clinical licensure timeline directly shapes how quickly a petition can move.
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Get Access To All JobsPlease note, this position is open exclusively to Canadian citizens, as we are able to process a TN Visa only for individuals holding Canadian citizenship. If you are a Canadian citizen and this role aligns with your career goals, I’d be happy to connect and discuss further.
Why Greenstaff Medical?
Moving your nursing career to the United States involves more than finding a job. Our international recruitment team provides guidance throughout the process—from identifying suitable opportunities to navigating licensing, credentialing, immigration, and relocation requirements.
We work with candidates to understand their career goals, specialty, experience, preferred locations, and immigration pathway and help identify opportunities that may align with their profile.
Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent health care for our patients. Patients should achieve good outcomes and be happy with their experience of physical therapy.
- Evaluate new patients – understand their current medical and emotional situations and then develop plans of care.
- Treat patients and set measurable, functional goals. Making sure to answer their concerns and questions about their injury, progress and probable outcomes.
- Educate the patient on treatment options and home exercises that can assist in complimenting their clinical sessions.
- Supervising aides when they are providing modalities for non-Medicare, non-BCBSM patients, and also in their general set up and clean up duties.
- Monitor and re-evaluate patient progress; revising plans of care and resetting goals when needed to ensure the best possible outcome.
- Address pain management as a crucial component of care. Utilize techniques that can assist in pain reduction to increase their functions and everyday activities.
- Determine when to discharge patients. Teach patients proper mechanics, ergonomics, and strategies to reduce future incidents.
- Write timely and accurate documentation including; evaluations, re-evaluations discharges and daily progress notes.
- Achieve a reasonable level of productivity. This depends on the number of referrals and the type of patient presenting. However, with our normal outpatient orthopedic population, Team would expect 55 to 60 treatments plus evaluations a week from a full-time Physical Therapist.
- Participate in research studies supported by the clinic and help develop protocols for the most common diagnoses.
- Give input on policies, procedures and strategy to ensure that all Team Rehabilitation clinics provide the highest quality of care.
- Handle patient feedback and complaints promptly and professionally.
- Responsible for continuing to develop skills by staying updated in the latest research and techniques. Attend company in-house CEUs and use the continuing education allowance to attend seminars, workshops, and professional development opportunities.
Qualifications and requirements:
- Doctorate or Masters in Physical Therapy
- Valid Physical Therapy License
- Must be committed to Team’s initiative of making DEI a priority - bringing a sense of belonging and empowerment within a diverse workforce.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Benefits We Offer
- Visa Assistance & Full Sponsorship: Includes Green Card processing and premium options.
- Paid Time Off: 10 days per calendar year.
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Visa Screening & Licensing Reimbursement: Fees covered for FCCPT, NPTE, TOEFL and other immigration expenses.
- Relocation Support: Includes one-way airfare, 30 days of accommodation.
- Family Assistance: Support for bringing dependents to the U.S.
- Pay rate starting $35.00 USD with attractive overtime, shift differentials, and additional incentives available.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- Physical therapy: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, New-Grad, Permanent
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply now, you can call at +1 469-518-0258
Email - Gsusinternational@greenstaffmedical.com
Positions fill fast — apply today.
Please note: Visa sponsorship and employment opportunities are subject to individual eligibility, applicable immigration requirements, licensure requirements, and position availability.
Please note, this position is open exclusively to Canadian citizens, as we are able to process a TN Visa only for individuals holding Canadian citizenship. If you are a Canadian citizen and this role aligns with your career goals, I’d be happy to connect and discuss further.
Why Greenstaff Medical?
Moving your nursing career to the United States involves more than finding a job. Our international recruitment team provides guidance throughout the process—from identifying suitable opportunities to navigating licensing, credentialing, immigration, and relocation requirements.
We work with candidates to understand their career goals, specialty, experience, preferred locations, and immigration pathway and help identify opportunities that may align with their profile.
Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent health care for our patients. Patients should achieve good outcomes and be happy with their experience of physical therapy.
- Evaluate new patients – understand their current medical and emotional situations and then develop plans of care.
- Treat patients and set measurable, functional goals. Making sure to answer their concerns and questions about their injury, progress and probable outcomes.
- Educate the patient on treatment options and home exercises that can assist in complimenting their clinical sessions.
- Supervising aides when they are providing modalities for non-Medicare, non-BCBSM patients, and also in their general set up and clean up duties.
- Monitor and re-evaluate patient progress; revising plans of care and resetting goals when needed to ensure the best possible outcome.
- Address pain management as a crucial component of care. Utilize techniques that can assist in pain reduction to increase their functions and everyday activities.
- Determine when to discharge patients. Teach patients proper mechanics, ergonomics, and strategies to reduce future incidents.
- Write timely and accurate documentation including; evaluations, re-evaluations discharges and daily progress notes.
- Achieve a reasonable level of productivity. This depends on the number of referrals and the type of patient presenting. However, with our normal outpatient orthopedic population, Team would expect 55 to 60 treatments plus evaluations a week from a full-time Physical Therapist.
- Participate in research studies supported by the clinic and help develop protocols for the most common diagnoses.
- Give input on policies, procedures and strategy to ensure that all Team Rehabilitation clinics provide the highest quality of care.
- Handle patient feedback and complaints promptly and professionally.
- Responsible for continuing to develop skills by staying updated in the latest research and techniques. Attend company in-house CEUs and use the continuing education allowance to attend seminars, workshops, and professional development opportunities.
Qualifications and requirements:
- Doctorate or Masters in Physical Therapy
- Valid Physical Therapy License
- Must be committed to Team’s initiative of making DEI a priority - bringing a sense of belonging and empowerment within a diverse workforce.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Benefits We Offer
- Visa Assistance & Full Sponsorship: Includes Green Card processing and premium options.
- Paid Time Off: 10 days per calendar year.
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Visa Screening & Licensing Reimbursement: Fees covered for FCCPT, NPTE, TOEFL and other immigration expenses.
- Relocation Support: Includes one-way airfare, 30 days of accommodation.
- Family Assistance: Support for bringing dependents to the U.S.
- Pay rate starting $35.00 USD with attractive overtime, shift differentials, and additional incentives available.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- Physical therapy: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, New-Grad, Permanent
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply now, you can call at +1 469-518-0258
Email - Gsusinternational@greenstaffmedical.com
Positions fill fast — apply today.
Please note: Visa sponsorship and employment opportunities are subject to individual eligibility, applicable immigration requirements, licensure requirements, and position availability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Acute Care Physical Therapist Jobs
Align your NPTE timing with petition windows
H-1B and EB-3 petitions require an active state PT license before USCIS will approve. Sit for the NPTE as early as your graduation date allows so your employer can file without waiting on licensure, which is the most common delay in acute care PT sponsorship cases.
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires a directly related bachelor's degree or higher for H-1B classification. A Doctor of Physical Therapy satisfies this, but foreign-credential holders should get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization before any petition is filed to prevent unnecessary Requests for Evidence.
Target health systems with established immigration infrastructure
Large hospital networks and academic medical centers typically have in-house immigration counsel and repeat LCA filing history. Use OFLC public disclosure data to identify which health systems have certified LCAs for physical therapist roles in your target metro before applying.
Search Migrate Mate for verified acute care PT sponsors
Migrate Mate lists employers with confirmed LCA sponsorship history filtered to PT roles, so you can focus applications on health systems already familiar with the filing process rather than approaching employers who've never sponsored a physical therapist.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and experience level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV rates for physical therapists in your target city before negotiations, so you can spot offers that would fail LCA certification.
Ask HR whether PERM or a nonimmigrant route is the starting point
Some hospital systems default to EB-3 green card sponsorship via PERM labor certification rather than H-1B, especially for new graduates. Clarifying this early tells you whether you're looking at a multi-year PERM process or a faster H-1B petition tied to the annual cap and lottery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does acute care PT qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B?
Yes. Physical therapy in an acute care hospital setting qualifies as a specialty occupation because the role normally requires at minimum a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. USCIS consistently recognizes PT as a specialty occupation, and hospitals filing for acute care positions have strong precedent supporting approval, particularly when the job description ties clinical duties to graduate-level training.
Which visa types do acute care hospitals most commonly sponsor?
Most acute care settings sponsor either the H-1B nonimmigrant visa or EB-3 immigrant visa. H-1B is subject to an annual cap and lottery but provides faster U.S. work authorization. EB-3 bypasses the lottery but requires PERM labor certification, which adds significant time. TN visa status is available to Canadian and Mexican PT nationals listed under the USMCA profession list. J-1 visa is less common for acute care PTs but possible through designated exchange programs.
How does state licensure affect the sponsorship timeline?
USCIS won't approve an H-1B petition for a physical therapist who doesn't hold a valid state license, so your NPTE result and state board application directly gate the filing timeline. Some states issue temporary licenses that satisfy this requirement, but not all. Coordinating your exam and board application schedule with your employer's HR and immigration team before your start date is essential to avoid a gap in your authorization.
Can a foreign-trained physical therapist get acute care PT sponsorship?
Yes, but foreign-trained PTs face additional steps. USCIS requires a credential evaluation showing your degree is equivalent to a U.S. Doctor of Physical Therapy or at minimum a baccalaureate in PT. The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools does not evaluate PT credentials; use a NACES-member evaluator instead. You'll also need to pass the NPTE and meet any state-specific English proficiency requirements before licensure, which precedes any petition filing.
Where can I find acute care PT employers that sponsor visas?
Migrate Mate lists acute care employers with verified sponsorship history for physical therapist roles, so you can browse opportunities at health systems that have already filed LCAs for PT positions rather than starting from scratch with employers who may be unfamiliar with the process.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Acute Care Physical Therapist jobs?
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.