Nursing Professional Ladder

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles offers an extended five-level professional ladder, making it possible for its new graduate nurses to provide ever better care for sick and injured children at our hospital.  Standard professional growth for nurses at our hospital include:

1. entering the RN Residency Program
2. graduating as a Registered Nurse I
3. six months later being promoted to a Registered Nurse II
4. after gaining more competencies and experience, applying to become a Registered Nurse III and 
5. being able to apply to become a Registered Nurse IV¹  

Each promotion provides the opportunity for pay increases as indicated beow:

• Registered Nurse I to Registered Nurse II = 10%
• Registered Nurse II to Registered Nurse III = 7%
• Registered Nurse III to Registered Nurse IV¹ = 7%

¹  The Registered Nurse IV promotion level was established in 2001; seven nurses at our hospital have achieved this elite position, which, in addition to competencies and experience, also requires nurses to participate in outside professional activities that might include writing and publishing articles in professional journals or speaking at national conferences and meetings.