Just got offered two positions

Nurses Professionalism

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So I just accepted a full time night shift at a local hospital on Med/tele and i week into classroom orientation another local hospital called and offered me a full time day shift position on medical observation unit. I prefer days but did not know I was going to get this job offer so I took the only one available to me at the time, being the full time nights.

Since I have only worked one week, all classroom training/orientation, what are my professional obligations as far as giving notice. I am going to contact them either way to let them know I am taking a position with another hospital but would I be required to give a two week notice since I have not even started my floor orientation with a preceptor yet? Thanks

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

If you started getting payed, then yes you are hired and if the policy states 2 weeks, then yes it is 2 weeks notice. However, since you haven't even started on the floor, they probably won't want you to stick around for two weeks. Don't know how this works legally. Since you are on orientation and still in your probationary period they will probably "let you go" before the two weeks or they can give you an option to resign.

Specializes in nursing education.

Right, put in your two weeks and let them know the situation. So you are covered on your end as far as professionalism (never burn a bridge!!). They won't want to put any more time/effort/money into orienting or training you, so they will probably just let you leave.

I currently work in an acute rehab setting but have not been happy with my job (not sure if its burn out or the staffing grid that our facility staffs by). Anywho - I recently was offered a gig at another hospital working med-surg, the pay is a bit less, hours are the same 3(12). Do I leave my current job, lose my PTO and sick pay that I have vested and take less money for a job in med surg or do I stick it out where I am currently at? In less than 2 years I hope to be finished with NP and moving on in my career - so Im leaning towards staying put for simplicity sake...Am I right in this choice?

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