Demoted on 2 week notice?!

[kmolleson]

Little background first:

I graduated my LVN program in California at college of the redwoods where i received my AS, I moved to Oregon to further my education. i tested for my nclex Feb 22nd found out i passed march 3rd licensed march 8th endorsement packet to oregon started the 8th. it took California 10 weeks to send my verification letter to Oregon. Finally licensed as a nurse in oregon may 17th.

I moved december 17th after my graduation to oregon was hired by my current facility jan 2nd. i worked as a CNA the entire time my license was pending for endorsement. facility was fully aware of my commitment to the military and that my wife was due for extern mid to late march for where she would end up for ultrasound. Through this facility upon hire i expressed my military commitment that id be leaving august 9th on military leave to texas for 4 months and drill every month until then. my wife drew her extern site march 26ish. Drew a destination roughly 3 hours away where there was another avamere located and was inquiring about transferring to this facility and they said you sign a paper and give a notice here and well work everything else out. Everything was fine and people were becoming excited that id become a nurse soon asking me every day did it go through. My licensed posted may 17th i spoke to Staffing, HR, DON, and administration that was so excited to hear about that and couldn't wait for me to be a nurse prior to getting my license. well now i was told we need you as a CNA still for this weekend. " i was disappointed when i heard this because i busted my ass through school to get here granted i loved being a CNA and always will....." but anyways i didn't complain i worked saturday, sunday and monday and they started my orientation/training on monday 22nd. first day went great and learned a lot. next day i was practically doing most the run myself and beginning to step into charting, entering/ dcing orders and finally get a handle around things. that night during my 12 hour shift 6am-6pm DON comes in rougly 5:30pm and asked my when my last day would be. i said ill be moving June 9th and that would be my last day. She said well the administrator doesn't want to train you anymore but ill talk to her and confirm so come and see my in my office after your shift.

Shift ends i go back to DON's office and said did you hear anything

the DON responded with "Me and the administrator talked and she said she felt you're not worth the investment to us when you'll be leaving soon after getting on the floor. In your defense you did let us know about your military leave date and your wife's obligations. but we decided not to continue your training. If you would like to work tomorrow as a CNA you can come in to evening shift. " disbelief at this point and actually astonished at how rude the situation came across but could understand some stand behind it" i get a text the following morning from staffing saying " hey so the administrator said that you could come in to work this evening but i actually don't need you. Soooooooooooooooo i've been told im not training as a LPN anymore, and i just got told we don't have a shift for you as a cna? what the hell do i do?

I've been on time every single day, I've picked up shifts often to assist the team and I've worked short when management has failed to cover or staff correctly. Im not trying to say i have any seniority but i have been a hard worker and very dedicated to my job. i just feel screwed over and what takes place could effect my transfer to the facility further north.

advice is really appreciated because i don't know what way to go about this.

[Sour Lemon]

Put yourself in their position. Would you want to continue to train someone who had one foot out the door? Employers hire us to meet their needs, not to be "nice" or meet our needs.

[Atl-Murse]

The sooner you understand bottom line is money sooner you can let go and move on with your life. Work extra for the money and dont expect royalty from any company. Look out for you and yours.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

The fact that they were willing to continue your employment as a CNA is more than they needed to do. In some facilities, giving notice during orientation leads to pretty much instant termination of employment. Why pay two people to do the work of one when the one learning isn't sticking around?

[marie.rn2419, RN]

You're leaving for a military commitment, which I am all for. Looking at it from the point of view of the facility, I will be honest and tell you that I don't blame your employer. They would be paying your preceptor and you, investing in training someone as a new nurse who is literally leaving in a few months.

You may be a great employee, but it would be nearly impossible for them to rationalize the staffing costs to upper management. There is no ROI (return on investment). I remember an educator at my hospital saying that the cost to train a new grad was in the tens of thousands. Basically, by the time you are off of orientation, you'd be leaving. (Most acute care settings invest 3 months in orienting new grad nurses)

If you were returning to that specific facility, I believe you would be protected in your new position while completing your military service. I'm sorry that you feel somewhat robbed, and I do not agree with the way they did it but all you can do is push forward. Good luck!