The Johns Hopkins Hospital Jobs, Salaries & Visa Sponsorship

The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889 in East Baltimore and is part of Johns Hopkins Medicine with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The hospital reports more than 43,000 annual admissions, more than 94,000 emergency department visits and 2,413 full-time attending physicians. Its nursing program was the first in Maryland to receive Magnet designation, in 2003.

Johns Hopkins Hospital was named to the U.S. News & World Report 2026-2027 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, which lists 20 hospitals in alphabetical order.

For doctors trained abroad the key point is Johns Hopkins' visa policy: the Office of International Services says all incoming residents and clinical fellows who graduated from foreign medical schools are sponsored for a J-1 visa by ECFMG, and that only US medical graduates are considered for clinical H-1B sponsorship.

For nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other licensed staff, Johns Hopkins does not publish an international recruitment program on the pages we reviewed. Each needs a Maryland license from the relevant board first, and internationally educated nurses usually also need an employer willing to sponsor a green card.

Founded

1889

Run by

Johns Hopkins Health System, part of Johns Hopkins Medicine

Leadership

• Redonda G. Miller, M.D., M.B.A., President
• Sharon Smyth, D.N.P., R.N., C.E.N.P., Vice President, Nursing and Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
• Carrie Herzke, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President, Medical Affairs

Accreditations

• Magnet designation: Johns Hopkins says its nursing program was the first in Maryland to receive Magnet designation, in 2003.

Awards and rankings

• U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2026-2027: named to the Honor Roll of 20 hospitals (U.S. News & World Report).

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• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

  Johns Hopkins' cancer center, named in 2001.

• Wilmer Eye Institute

  Diagnosis and treatment of complex medical and surgical eye disease since 1925.

• Brady Urological Institute

  Opened in 1915, the hospital describes it as the first urologic hospital in the United States.

• Johns Hopkins Children's Center

  Pediatric care on the East Baltimore campus.

• Neurology and neurosurgery

  Brain, spine and nerve care in East Baltimore.

• Doctors: the Johns Hopkins Office of International Services states: "All incoming Residents and Clinical Fellows who graduated from Foreign Medical Schools will be sponsored for a J-1 visa by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). It is JHU policy for all Foreign Medical Graduates to be sponsored by ECFMG. All U.S. Medical Graduates will be considered for clinical H-1B sponsorship by JHU."
• Once you are accepted, your hosting department starts the ECFMG sponsorship process and a designated Training Program Liaison at Johns Hopkins helps you submit documents to ECFMG. The J-1 alien physician category usually carries a two-year home residence requirement after training, which matters if you plan to stay in the US.
• Observerships: Johns Hopkins Medicine runs observerships through its Department of Volunteer Services. You must first find a member of staff willing to act as your sponsor; the sponsor then directs you to the online observer application. Observerships are for educational purposes only.
• Nurses: we found no international nurse recruitment program on Johns Hopkins' own pages. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is a separate entity from the health system and does not make hiring decisions. Nurses trained abroad usually need a Maryland license and an employer willing to file an EB-3 petition.

• Registered nurses: a Maryland RN license from the Maryland Board of Nursing. Internationally educated nurses need a TruMerit (CGFNS) Credentials Evaluation Service Professional Report, the board's English requirement where it applies and the NCLEX-RN.

• Visa for nurses: VisaScreen is required for most foreign registered nurses before a visa is issued. For most internationally educated nurses the long-term route is an employer-sponsored green card in the EB-3 category. USCIS says professional nurses are a Schedule A occupation, so the employer does not need a DOL-approved labor certification first; your wait then depends on the State Department Visa Bulletin for your country of birth.

• Doctors: ECFMG certification (which includes passing USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK), a residency or fellowship position, any training license the Maryland Board of Physicians requires and, as a graduate of a foreign medical school, the ECFMG-sponsored J-1.

• H-1B: Johns Hopkins considers clinical H-1B sponsorship only for US medical graduates. USCIS says certain new H-1B petitions filed at or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern on September 21, 2025 must be accompanied by an additional $100,000 payment unless an exception applies, so check with the employer before relying on an H-1B.

• Observers: a Johns Hopkins staff sponsor who agrees to supervise you, and completion of the observer application and documentation.

1. 1

   1. Decide what you are applying for

   Staff jobs, residency and fellowship, and observerships each have their own process at Johns Hopkins.
2. 2

   2. Nurses: start Maryland licensure

   Contact the Maryland Board of Nursing for its international application, order the CGFNS CES report and plan for the NCLEX-RN.
3. 3

   3. Search jobs.hopkinsmedicine.org

   Johns Hopkins Health System jobs, including nursing, are listed on its careers site. Check each posting for license and work authorization requirements.
4. 4

   4. Doctors: apply through ERAS and the Match

   Plan on the ECFMG J-1. Make sure your ECFMG certification will be in place before training starts.
5. 5

   5. Observers: find a sponsor first

   Ask a Johns Hopkins clinician to sponsor you, then complete the Request for an Observership through Volunteer Services.
6. 6

   6. Complete immigration steps

   Residents work with the department's Training Program Liaison on the ECFMG J-1. Nurses complete VisaScreen and the EB-3 petition with their sponsoring employer.

• Registered nurses

  $99,550

  Median, May 2025. Mean $99,100; 10th to 90th percentile $77,600 to $125,020.

• Nurse practitioners

  $131,990

  Median, May 2025. Mean $134,060.

• Licensed practical and vocational nurses

  $74,860

  Median, May 2025. Mean $74,340.

• Pharmacists

  $138,110

  Median, May 2025. Mean $137,980.

• Physical therapists

  $105,810

  Median, May 2025. Mean $108,710.

• Respiratory therapists

  $88,020

  Median, May 2025. Mean $89,340.