Giving 2 weeks notice

[babysplash, ADN, RN]

I work as an ICU nurse and I am planning to give my job a two week notice this week. Just for context I've worked at this hospital for 1 year and have never spoken to the director of critical care in person. We don’t have a manager night now and haven’t for a few months so I am planning to send an email with a professional and concise “thank you for the opportunity, this is my official notice, my last day will be x” BUT I would like to stay on PRN and other people who have left recently have stayed PRN.

As far as this post goes, should I ask to go PRN via email before sending the notice? Or just send the notice and see if the manager offers to keep me PRN? Do I just send an email with my notice as the body or do I need to attach a word doc? I’m just overthinking it because this is my first time giving notice as a nurse and I previously worked in office settings where it was more straightforward. 

Any advice is appreciated!!

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

2 hours ago, babysplash said:

I work as an ICU nurse and I am planning to give my job a two week notice this week. Just for context I've worked at this hospital for 1 year and have never spoken to the director of critical care in person. We don’t have a manager night now and haven’t for a few months so I am planning to send an email with a professional and concise “thank you for the opportunity, this is my official notice, my last day will be x” BUT I would like to stay on PRN and other people who have left recently have stayed PRN.

As far as this post goes, should I ask to go PRN via email before sending the notice? Or just send the notice and see if the manager offers to keep me PRN? Do I just send an email with my notice as the body or do I need to attach a word doc? I’m just overthinking it because this is my first time giving notice as a nurse and I previously worked in office settings where it was more straightforward. 

Any advice is appreciated!!

Wording is everything and yours is fine I might change it to something like "the position has been a great learning experience and I am available to work PRN" I would not mention that other people who have left are working PRN. I'm old school (Literally 59 in ten days) and personally don't like to communicate this kind of thing by e-mail. If I didn't have a manager I would most likely drop it by HR, 

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

I would talk to HR or manager.

FYI, when I left my first job, I was told that I needed to give 30 days, not 2 weeks. 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Check your facilities policy re 'Notice of Resignation' for amount of time required to give notice.   Healthcare professional especially nurses, often required to give 30 days notice as it takes that long in the recruitment process for a replacement to be hired..

Indeed has a great outline of elements to include in a nurse resignation letter.

Best wishes in your career.