The fraudster cared for roughly 60 patients at the hospital and collected two paychecks between April 8 and May 8 before staff discovered she was impersonating an actual, registered nurse.

A 44-year-old woman is facing felony identity theft and false impersonation charges after she allegedly posed as a nurse at two Los Angeles area hospitals. Police believe she may have committed similar crimes at other California hospitals.

The Burbank Police Department announced on Thursday that Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, of Virginia, allegedly impersonated a registered nurse at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center where she reportedly treated dozens of patients.

The police department of Burbank identified the accused as Amanda Leeann Porter.​She was arrested on November 7 in connection with a nursing employment she acquired at a Burbank medical centre using the name of a certified nurse who resided out of state,

A woman was arrested after her hospital employer discovered she was impersonating a nurse and had treated almost 60 patients.

A woman accused of posing as a nurse under a stolen identity and working at multiple hospitals without a nursing license has been arrested and charged, California police say.

Police are investigating after they said a woman impersonated a registered nurse and oversaw approximately 60 patients at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

A woman who was admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia without credentials has been arrested in connection with a nursing job at a medical center in Burbank, California. Authorities claim she used the identity of a registered nurse who lived out of state.

A convicted identity thief who admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia nearly a decade ago is accused of impersonating nurses in at least two hospitals in Southern California this year, authorities said.