Nursing Professional Ladder

We offer an extended five-level professional ladder for our nurses, making it possible for our new graduate nurses to provide ever better care for sick and injured children at our hospital. 

Standard Professional Growth

Standard professional growth for nurses at our hospital include:

1. Entering the RN Residency Program
2. Promoting to Registered Nurse I (22 weeks)
3. Promoting to a Registered Nurse II (at one-year anniversary)
4. After gaining more competencies and experience, applying to become a Registered Nurse III
5. Being able to apply to become a Registered Nurse IV¹  

Each promotion provides the opportunity for pay increases.    

• Promotion to RN III = 7%
• Promotion to RN IV¹ = 7%

¹  The Registered Nurse IV promotion level was established in 2001; eight 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.