Mission:
To ensure the delivery of optimal patient care and excellent patient care services.

Mission fulfilled through:

• Coordination of Nursing and other patient care services (Social Work, Patient & Visitor Services)
  
  
• Maintenance of quality assurance standards

Contact Information:

Karen B. Haller, PhD, RN
Vice President for Nursing and Patient Care Services
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Room 107 Billings Administration Building
600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland  21287-1607
Phone:  410-955-4222
Fax:  410-614-0694
E-mail:  khaller@jhmi.edu
Website:  http://www.hopkinsnursing.org/

• Appropriate allocation and management of nursing resources
  
  
• Development and maintenance of a governance structure with operating procedures and staffing to meet the needs of the organization and the Department of Nursing
  
  
• Collaboration with the Directors of Nursing to develop, implement, and evaluate the Department of Nursing's strategic and operational plans
  
  
• Collaboration with the Directors of Nursing to establish standards of nursing care and practice and to assure that these standards guide the provision of nursing care
  
  
• Provision of central nursing support for functional units in areas of organizational development, management systems, human resource management, staff development, education, and research
  
  
• Collaboration with the Dean of The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing to provide an organizational structure which advances professional nursing practice, education, and research
  
  
• Compliance with regulatory requirements of Federal, State, and accrediting entities; maintenance of current accreditations and licenses, e.g. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation, State of Maryland licensure

The following Departments report to the Vice President for Nursing and Patient Care Services:

Nursing Administration:
Supports nursing leadership in the delivery of optimal patient care by providing leadership, coordination, and consultation for the development and evaluation of programs, standards, and clinical practice.

Contact: Deborah Dang, MS, RN
Director of Nursing Practice, Education, and Research, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Suite 220 Billings Administration Building
600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD  21287-1720
Phone:  410-955-4087  /  Fax:  410-614-1115
E-mail:  ddang@jhmi.edu

Nurse Recruitment:
Recruits; screens; schedules interviews & physicals; processes applications and other hiring paperwork; tracks interview and hire data.  (Note applications can be submitted online at website indicated below.)

Nurse Recruitment, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Suite 204 Billings, Administration Building

600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: 410-614-6522 / Fax: 410-502-5053

Email: nursebook@jhmi.edu

Social Work:
Provides discharge planning and other social work services to patients and families.

Contact: Carol A. Stansbury, LCSW
Director of Social Work, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Suite 100 Carnegie Building
600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD  21287-xxxx
Phone:  410-955-5885  /  Fax:  410-614-9562
E-mail:  cstansb@jhmi.edu

Patient/Family and Visitor Services:
Addresses patient complaints/grievances; coordinates guest services.

Contact: Mary Margaret Jacobs, MS, RN
Director of Patient/Family and Visitor Services, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Room 125 Osler Building
600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD  21287
Phone:  410-955-5488  /  Fax:  410-614-7492
E-mail:  mmjacobs@jhmi.edu

Regulatory Affairs:
Ensures compliance with regulatory and accrediting requirements, prepares for survey site visits, submits applications for accreditation and licenses.

Contact: Ella Giles, RN
Coordinator, Regulatory Affairs, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Room 262A Carnegie Building
600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD  21287
Phone:  443-287-3694  /  Fax:  410-614-1115
E-mail:  egiles1@jhmi.edu