Want to resign outright. What happens?

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I am in a horrible position in a facility which I want to run not walk from, ASAP. I don't care about the money anymore ...I WILL lose my license in this place if I stay. (Luckily my spouse earns enough that I can quit for a few months if need be -- wont be fun, but I can do it). I don't appreciate the co-workers, the managers the docs, ANYTHING about it and I want to go. In fact, I want to turn in my resignation this week. However, I've always, always been a conscientious person and never wanted to leave anyone in a lurch and I don't want to mess up a good employment record either.

What repercussions could I face if I resigned immediately from this part time position?

In my area, jobs are not as plenitiful as they once were, but there ARE nursing jobs around. I have my application into a few and am getting bites. I just can't seem to get anything w/ the schedule I want.

If I didn't find work until next summer I really wouldn't mind. I'm in grad school and also working a lot w/ my son at home who has special needs.

Anyway advice appreciated, as always. A colleague of mine left this place and found a job 2 weeks later. She just didn't even bother to list it as she'd only been there 4 months or less. I've only been there for 3 months. My 3 month eval was good.

Specializes in ER/Ortho.

Could you go in and give your two weeks notice, and very professionally explain to your manager that you cannot continue to work in your current environment as it is even one more day. Let her know that you are prepared to stay out your two weeks doing non-patient care, or doing patient care if she can insure that you are in a safe environment. If you are put back in the same environment you will call safe harbor. You might even want to type something up for her to sign to this effect. Then she will either accept, or fire you. Then you will have a letter of recognition, and your letter (signed or not) to take to your next interview to show what has happened. You will have also shown great maturity in trying to problem solve, work with your employer, doing what is right, and taking responsibility and protecting your patients, and license.

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, LTC.

Give 2 weeks notice. You never know if this place will be bought out by someone else, later be run better, etc. You If you are part-time, that is just 5 shifts, right? You can possibly be sick for some of them, Ask co-workers to fill in for you on other days.... ;)

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Specializes in MDS/Office.

Have your Doctor put you on a Medical Leave, then don't go back.....:smokin:

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I agree with most of the others here. Resign ASAP, but work out a proper notice if at all possible. Check your employer's policy, employee handbook, or whatever to find out what the proper notice is for someone in your position.

Don't take the chance of significantly damaging your future career options by simply quitting without notice unless it is absolutely necessary to prevent injury or direct harm. Your emotional health is important, but you have managed to survive in this job for a while now, a little while longer will probably not make much difference in the long run. Unless there is some imminent danger in staying, resign like a proper professional.

I always find it a little "over dramatic" when people here on allnurses say they HAVE to quit TODAY to save their license ... but somehow they have managed to work there for the past several months or years. They wait until their emotions are boiling over and then shout "emergency" as if that justifies leaving without notice. Plan your exit like a professional if at all possible to preserve your professional reputation. People often underestimate the importance of a positive professional reputation.

Over dramatic lol? Bullying and teaming up to entrap or lie about things & making false accusations trying to get your licence pulled is far from dramatic! . See ya. I'd be GONE! I've seen it happen to many times becauae of click bullying. NOT WORTH IT GO! But be sore to write a full report.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
Over dramatic lol? Bullying and teaming up to entrap or lie about things & making false accusations trying to get your licence pulled is far from dramatic! . See ya. I'd be GONE! I've seen it happen to many times becauae of click bullying. NOT WORTH IT GO! But be sore to write a full report.

"Overdramatic" is resurrecting 6 year old post. "Be sore to write..." ??

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