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Rehabilitation Assistant jobs can qualify for H-1B visa or TN visa sponsorship when the role requires a directly related bachelor's degree. Employers in hospital systems, outpatient clinics, and skilled nursing facilities have active LCA filing history, making sponsorship more common than candidates expect.
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INTRODUCTION
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Assistant Nurse Manager Acute Rehabilitation and Neuroscience.
In this role, the successful candidate provides clinical leadership and management for a designated time-period (shift) for a patient care unit (or clinical service in operative and ambulatory settings), consistent with the philosophy and goals of the institution, departments of nursing, unit, or program. Assists the nurse manager to develop and sustain an environment of excellence in patient/family service, growth and development of staff, and to apply evidence-based practice to improve patient care.
Job Responsibilities:
- Fosters a culture embedded in NYULHs tripartite mission: to serve, to teach, and to discover. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Collaborates with interprofessional team to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency.
- Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships to achieve shared goals. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management)
- Facilitates and supports positive and productive work and care environments, founded in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to engaging and meaningfully recognizing staff. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong professional growth and development (AONL-Leader Within)
- Collaborates with nurse manager on interviews and ensures that employees are appropriately selected, on-boarded, oriented, educated, and evaluated. Supports clinical rotations of students as part of partnerships for school affiliations. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Evaluates the performance, and assesses practice, of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management)
- Serves as role model and resource for staff. Develops and manages employees through the promotion of professional growth and development, mentoring, appreciative coaching, counseling, and progressive discipline, as appropriate, in alignment with the principles of a caring, fair, professional work environment. (AONL-Leader Within)
- Monitors attendance of staff. Ensures appropriate staffing and skill mix to optimize patient outcomes and safety, while promoting fiscal responsibility. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Coordinates care delivery and assignment of staff based upon identified patient care needs and clinical competency for optimal unit operation and patient outcomes.
- Assists in scheduling, payroll and integrating services across the care continuum. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Provides direct patient care as needed to support the clinical operations of the unit.
- Provides leadership support of other unit(s) in the service. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Holds self and others accountable for the delivery of exemplary care in a cost-efficient manner (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Assists with maintaining accreditation, regulatory standards, service standards and policies at the organizational, local, state and federal level. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Communicates with clarity and integrity to build trust with all stakeholders.
- Communicates significant patient care issues, family concerns, safety, risk management concerns and critical events to leadership on duty at the time, seeks consultation and assistance when indicated, and reports to the Nurse Manager or Director in timely manner.
- Communicates regularly with the Nurse Manager about patient safety, clinical practice, staff performance, and participates in implementation of unit initiatives. (AONL-Professionalism) (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management)
- Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy, engaging front-line staff, incorporating the precepts of shared governance (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, Communication & Relationship Management)
- Supports data collection in collaboration with the nurse manager and interprofessional team. Analyzes and utilizes data to drive practice changes that integrate quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity metrics to achieve excellence in patient and nursing outcomes. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment)
- Assists leadership team in maintaining licenses, certifications, mandated learnings and content for unit staff. (AONL-Leadership Within)
- Fosters high reliability concepts within the unit/organizational structure (AONL-Business Skills & Principles)
- Fosters a culture of inquiry, innovation and transformation with a focus on the future.
- Participates in and fosters staff involvement in nursing research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice efforts.
- Leads and supports developing of new insights to complex situations, innovative designs, and programs/processes (AONL-Leadership)
- Exercises independent judgment in the course of these duties: discipline of employees including suspension and discharge, evaluation of staff, approval time off requests, assigning work to staff, part of the decision making team regarding hiring staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State,
Baccalaureate degree in Nursing,
2 Years experience required,
Clinical certification in the patient population served or nurse leader certification
Ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion to address patient/family satisfaction and quality indicators,
Evidence of excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, organization, critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills,
Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association,
Physical stamina, manual, dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities. Required to handle and move reasonably heavy weight.
Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS, Basic Life Support Cert
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in nursing or health-related area
Two or more years of clinical practice in the care of the patient population served.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal. NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $142,687.99 - $166,950.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Rehabilitation Assistant
Verify your degree matches the role
Rehabilitation Assistant positions vary widely: some require a kinesiology or exercise science degree, others accept physical therapy assistant credentials. Pull the O*NET profile for your target specialty to confirm your field of study maps to the job's specialty occupation definition before applying.
Target facility types with LCA history
Hospital outpatient rehab departments and large skilled nursing facility chains file LCAs far more consistently than small private practices. Prioritize multi-site employers with established HR infrastructure, since they're more likely to have an immigration attorney on retainer and a repeatable sponsorship process.
Search verified sponsors on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to browse Rehabilitation Assistant roles at employers with confirmed LCA filing history. Filtering by verified sponsors before you apply saves weeks you'd otherwise spend chasing employers who've never filed for this role type.
Clarify your state license before the offer
Many states require a Physical Therapist Assistant or Occupational Therapy Assistant license before you can practice, not just after hire. Confirm your foreign credential evaluation and licensing board requirements early so a sponsor doesn't withdraw an offer over an unexpected credential gap.
Ask HR about PERM versus H-1B timing
Some rehabilitation employers sponsor H-1B first, then initiate PERM labor certification toward a green card. Others won't start PERM until you've completed a probationary period. Ask directly during the offer stage so you're not surprised by a two-year wait before green card paperwork begins.
Use OFLC Wage Search to anchor your negotiation
Your H-1B or TN offer must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your geographic area and experience level. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your job title and zip code before negotiations so you can spot an offer that's technically legal but below what the market requires.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Rehabilitation Assistant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. If the job description requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as kinesiology, exercise science, or a related discipline, it can qualify as a specialty occupation under H-1B rules. Roles that accept any degree or substitute experience for education are harder to support. The employer's attestation on the LCA is what USCIS evaluates.
Which visa types do Rehabilitation Assistant employers typically sponsor?
H-1B is the most common path for internationally trained candidates in this role, particularly those with a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the specific occupation falls under the USMCA profession list, which covers physical therapy-adjacent roles in limited circumstances. J-1 visa is occasionally used for clinical training placements through a designated sponsor organization.
How do I find Rehabilitation Assistant employers who actively sponsor visas?
Migrate Mate lists Rehabilitation Assistant roles at employers with verified LCA filing history, so you can focus your applications on facilities that have already navigated the sponsorship process for this role type. This is more reliable than applying broadly and asking HR cold, since many smaller clinics have never filed for a Rehabilitation Assistant and won't start the process for a new hire.
Will a foreign physical therapy or occupational therapy credential be accepted by U.S. employers?
Foreign credentials must be evaluated by a recognized credential evaluation service before most state licensing boards will accept them. Some states also require passage of the NPTE or NBCOT exam before you can hold a license and legally work in the role. Employers will generally not proceed with H-1B filing until your state license is in hand or demonstrably in progress, so start the evaluation process early.
Can a Rehabilitation Assistant job lead to a green card?
Yes, through the EB-3 skilled worker or EB-3 professional category depending on your degree level and the employer's requirements. The employer must file a PERM labor certification with the DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. Priority date backlogs vary significantly by country of birth, so candidates from India or China should check the current Visa Bulletin before factoring a green card timeline into their plans.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Rehabilitation Assistant 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.