Instructional Designer Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Instructional designer roles can qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when they require a degree in instructional design, educational technology, or a related field. EdTech companies, universities, large corporations with dedicated L&D teams, and healthcare organizations are the most likely sponsors. The specialty occupation argument is stronger when the role involves technical skills like e-learning development tools or learning management systems. This isn't the most commonly sponsored title, so targeting larger employers with established sponsorship programs improves your odds. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a healthcare organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.
Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.
LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Summary
Responsible for the development and delivery of training programs for Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Educates healthcare staff, including clinicians and administrative personnel, on the effective use of EMR software to ensure accurate documentation, data entry, and compliance with regulatory standards. Creates training materials, conducts hands-on training sessions, provides ongoing support, and assesses training effectiveness. Enhances user proficiency, improves patient care through effective EMR utilization, and facilitates the successful adoption of technology within the organization.
Job Duties
- Designs, develops, and maintains scalable learning solutions that support Revenue Cycle operations, Epic workflows, onboarding, professional development, and organizational initiatives using virtual, blended, and self-paced learning methodologies.
- Assists with the development and conversion of revenue cycle educational content into learning experiences, including self-paced learning simulations, videos, assessments, job aids, and role-based learning pathways that promote learner engagement and knowledge retention.
- Demonstrates professional competence in all aspects of job performance in the revenue cycle including front end processes, billing, compliance standards, and system process understanding in order to assist end users.
- Partners with revenue cycle subject matter experts, operations, and Epic team to develop training solutions that support system enhancements, process improvements and organizational goals.
- Evaluates learning effectiveness and training outcomes through assessments, learner feedback, operational metrics, and performance data, implementing continuous improvements to enhance educational quality and workforce readiness.
- Supports and promotes the adoption of learning technologies and innovative training strategies by maintaining educational platforms, leveraging instructional design best practices, and recommending new approaches that improve training accessibility, efficiency, and scalability across the Revenue Cycle organization.
- Effectively manages multiple projects, competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholders in a rapidly changing environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 years of experience in education, training, healthcare operations, Revenue Cycle, healthcare informatics or related field.
- 1 year experience in revenue cycle education and process improvement department.
- 1 year experience in curriculum development, instructional design, and course creation.
- Required to attend and pass Revenue Cycle Training within 6 months from the date of hire
- uPerform Training Completion within 3 months of hire - Upon Hire
- Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Record and healthcare work process
- Understanding of Revenue Cycle workflow and all aspects
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Technically savvy and able to adapt to quickly changing environment
- Position requires proven ability to self lead and work without direct oversight.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft suite (ex. Microsoft Excel)
- Strong collaboration, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- EPIC Certification - Epic Systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
- 7 years of experience in instructional design, healthcare education, Epic training, Revenue Cycle operations, or organizational learning.
Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
Location
Mack Building
2100 Mack Blvd, 18103-5622, Allentown, United States
Revenue Cycle Education Instructional Design Specialist
Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a healthcare organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.
Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.
LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Summary
Responsible for the development and delivery of training programs for Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Educates healthcare staff, including clinicians and administrative personnel, on the effective use of EMR software to ensure accurate documentation, data entry, and compliance with regulatory standards. Creates training materials, conducts hands-on training sessions, provides ongoing support, and assesses training effectiveness. Enhances user proficiency, improves patient care through effective EMR utilization, and facilitates the successful adoption of technology within the organization.
Job Duties
- Designs, develops, and maintains scalable learning solutions that support Revenue Cycle operations, Epic workflows, onboarding, professional development, and organizational initiatives using virtual, blended, and self-paced learning methodologies.
- Assists with the development and conversion of revenue cycle educational content into learning experiences, including self-paced learning simulations, videos, assessments, job aids, and role-based learning pathways that promote learner engagement and knowledge retention.
- Demonstrates professional competence in all aspects of job performance in the revenue cycle including front end processes, billing, compliance standards, and system process understanding in order to assist end users.
- Partners with revenue cycle subject matter experts, operations, and Epic team to develop training solutions that support system enhancements, process improvements and organizational goals.
- Evaluates learning effectiveness and training outcomes through assessments, learner feedback, operational metrics, and performance data, implementing continuous improvements to enhance educational quality and workforce readiness.
- Supports and promotes the adoption of learning technologies and innovative training strategies by maintaining educational platforms, leveraging instructional design best practices, and recommending new approaches that improve training accessibility, efficiency, and scalability across the Revenue Cycle organization.
- Effectively manages multiple projects, competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholders in a rapidly changing environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 years of experience in education, training, healthcare operations, Revenue Cycle, healthcare informatics or related field.
- 1 year experience in revenue cycle education and process improvement department.
- 1 year experience in curriculum development, instructional design, and course creation.
- Required to attend and pass Revenue Cycle Training within 6 months from the date of hire
- uPerform Training Completion within 3 months of hire - Upon Hire
- Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Record and healthcare work process
- Understanding of Revenue Cycle workflow and all aspects
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Technically savvy and able to adapt to quickly changing environment
- Position requires proven ability to self lead and work without direct oversight.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft suite (ex. Microsoft Excel)
- Strong collaboration, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- EPIC Certification - Epic Systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
- 7 years of experience in instructional design, healthcare education, Epic training, Revenue Cycle operations, or organizational learning.
Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
Location
Mack Building
2100 Mack Blvd, 18103-5622, Allentown, United States
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as an Instructional Designer
Specialize in a high-demand authoring platform
Deep expertise in Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, or Camtasia makes you more valuable than a generalist. Many companies build their entire training infrastructure around one platform and need someone who can maximize it. Employers are more willing to sponsor when the candidate has specialized skills that are hard to find locally.
Target corporate L&D teams at large tech companies
Companies like Google, Amazon, Salesforce, and LinkedIn maintain large learning and development teams that regularly hire instructional designers. These employers have established immigration processes and are accustomed to sponsoring across many job families. Internal L&D roles also tend to be more stable than agency or contract positions.
Build a portfolio with measurable outcomes
Include metrics like completion rates, learner satisfaction scores, and knowledge assessment improvements in your portfolio. Employers considering sponsorship want to see that your training designs produce results, not just polished visuals. Quantified impact strengthens both the hiring decision and the H-1B petition.
Learn an LMS inside and out
Mastery of enterprise learning management systems like Workday Learning, Cornerstone, or SAP SuccessFactors sets you apart from designers who only create content. Organizations investing in LMS implementations need someone who understands both the instructional side and the technical configuration. This dual expertise is difficult to find domestically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do companies sponsor H-1B visas for instructional designers?
Some companies do, particularly large tech firms and EdTech companies with dedicated learning and development teams. Instructional design qualifies as a specialty occupation when the role requires a bachelor's or master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, or a related field. Companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Deloitte have L&D departments that have sponsored for these roles.
Is instructional design eligible for STEM OPT?
It depends on your program's CIP code. Educational/Instructional Technology programs classified under CIP 13.0501 are on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program list and qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Check with your university's international student office to confirm your specific program's classification.
What qualifications strengthen an instructional designer's visa petition?
A master's degree in instructional design or educational technology is the strongest foundation, as it clearly establishes the specialty occupation requirement. Certifications like the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) from ATD or an Articulate certification add supporting evidence. Published e-learning courses, measurable training outcomes, and expertise in authoring tools like Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate also help.
Can I work as an instructional designer at a university on a cap-exempt H-1B?
Yes, if the position is at a nonprofit university or affiliated research institution, it may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B visa status. Universities hire instructional designers for online course development, faculty support, and educational technology initiatives. These roles bypass the H-1B lottery, and applications can be filed at any time of year.
How to find Instructional Designer jobs with visa sponsorship?
To find Instructional Designer jobs with visa sponsorship, use Migrate Mate, which specializes in connecting international candidates with sponsoring employers. Focus your search on EdTech companies, corporate training departments, universities, and consulting firms that commonly hire instructional designers on H-1B, O-1 visa, or other work visas. These organizations frequently sponsor international talent due to specialized e-learning and curriculum development skills demand.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Instructional Designer jobs?
When a U.S. employer sponsors a foreign worker for a work visa, they are legally required to pay at least the "prevailing wage" — the average wage paid to workers in the same occupation, in the same geographic area, with similar experience. This is set by the Department of Labor to prevent employers from hiring foreign workers at below-market rates. The prevailing wage varies significantly by role, location, and experience level — for example, a instructional designer in California will have a different prevailing wage than the same role in a smaller state. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search.