New Graduate RN Nurse Sponsorship via OPT
Research Medical Center
About the Role
HCA Healthcare is offering sponsorship (EB3 Visa) to F-1 students graduating from BSN Nursing programs in August 2026, September 2026, or December 2026. This program is for upcoming graduates only. Sponsorship is available at HCA Hospitals in Kansas City across various units: Med Surg, Cardiac, Telemetry, Orthos, Rehabs, Psychiatric, Transplant, Oncology, and Step Down Units. Specialty units, ICUs, EDs, Women's, OR, NICUs, and Peds are not included at this time.
A $5,000 Relocation Bonus is provided for those located over 50 miles from the hospitals.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and scope/standards of practice.
- Assess patient condition during admission and each shift, identifying and reporting changes.
- Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers and document care.
- Administer prescribed medications and monitor patient response, intervening as appropriate for unintended responses.
- Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipating needs and resolving them proactively.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers on medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, and follow-up measures, translating complex medical terminology for understanding.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Registered Nurse License or Graduate Nurse in the State
- OPT that can be active upon graduation and ability to start working close to the OPT activation date.
- Willingness to continue education using the Day One CPT program (hybrid online programs available).
- Willingness to work while attending future education.
- Education must be from the United States and the applicant must already be living in the United States.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) obtained within 30 days of employment.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) obtained within 1 year of employment.
- Other certifications may be required during employment.
- Some travel may be needed for training.
Qualifications
- No previous experience needed for this role.
- Must be an F-1 student seeking sponsorship.
- Must be graduating from a BSN Nursing program in August 2026, September 2026, or December 2026.
- Not accepting graduates from May 2026 or before cohorts.
Application Process
- Apply to this position only.
- Fill out the Candidate Sponsorship Questionnaire.
- Attend a WEBEX for sponsorship process and Kansas City information.
- Attend a phone interview with a recruiter.
- Interview with Hiring Managers of a unit.
- Receive feedback and next steps from the recruiter.
- Start working with HCA Healthcare.