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Dr. Barbara Jordan, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, is the Chief Nurse Officer for the NIH Clinical Center. Dr. Jordan has been at the Clinical Center since 2013. She served as the acting Chief Nurse Officer for two years and has also been the Service Chief for Nursing Operations in the CC Nursing Department.
When Dr. Jordan first came to the Clinical Center, she was the Service Chief for Neuroscience, Behavioral Health and Pediatrics. She previously served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services /Chief Nursing Officer for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Northwest in Seneca PA. Dr. Jordan has prior experience as the Clinical Director of Infection Control and Regulatory Compliance at UPMC St. Margaret and as Clinical Operations Director of the ICU/CCU at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. She has participated in a successful organizational Magnet® designation. Dr. Jordan has many years of additional critical care leadership experience in various hospital settings.
Dr. Jordan earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, PA, a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus in health care systems administration from The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Jordan's research interests are in relationship-based care and nursing leadership.
Education
BSN, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
MSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
DNP, Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA