Leaving job...advice

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Good morning!

I need some advice/guidance. I recently graduated nursing school and I accepted a job offer at a cardiology clinic after 3 unsuccessful interviews. Two days after I started my job I got a call from a local NICU (my dream job) and nailed the interview. They hired me on the spot.

Now, I start my new Job on June 30 and I am still currently working at the clinic.

How do I professionally tell them I am leaving after only 2 weeks?

Thanks in advance.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

Be honest and polite and tell the facts - that you have an opportunity to work in NICU and have accepted a position there. Be sure to add that this job had nothing to do with the decision and you are sorry for any inconvenience.

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Specializes in ICU / Urgent Care.
Be honest and polite and tell the facts - that you have an opportunity to work in NICU and have accepted a position there. Be sure to add that this job had nothing to do with the decision and you are sorry for any inconvenience.

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While it sucks to do this right now, itll be behind you and you'll be at your dream job.

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Thank y'all! I'm nervous about quitting but it's for the best.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Say what classicdame told you to say. Expect the possibility that you may have burned a bridge here...but life is short, and considering how lucky you are that your dream position fell in your lap--as a new grad, no less--you have to go for it.

And tell them ASAP. Especially since your new job starts on June 30th, and you'd have to give at least two weeks' notice to this current job. Two weeks' prior to June 30th is today. Giving notice is the professional thing to do.

Also, you may have been only at this job for two weeks, but someone there may be a person you turn to for a reference down the road. Neverminding that nursing is a small world, and you never know if you will cross paths with someone there down the road at another job. So while you are bailing on them, you want to do so in the most professional way possible.

Congratulations!

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Good for you! Just be 100% sure that you have an hire letter in hand from NICU.

Think about at least putting your name on the per diem list for the cardio floor. You never know when you may need a few extra hours here and there, and if you can work up until your start the new position, all the better.

Good luck in your endevours.

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Thank y'all!

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