A woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly was hired as a nurse at several California hospitals using “a variety of false identities” despite not having a nursing license, according to the Burbank Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, allegedly impersonated a registered nurse at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She allegedly applied for and obtained a nursing job at the medical center and was overseeing about 60 patients from April 8 to May 8, according to police.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hospital staff then soon discovered she was impersonating a real registered nurse who lived out of state, according to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By the time she was terminated from the hospital, she had received two paychecks, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She does not hold a nursing license and is on federal probation for a fraud violation committed in Virginia, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During their investigation, police discovered she had previously obtained employment with various local hospitals using a variety of false identities, police said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n