How to Leave My New Job for Another

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So I am a new grad, about to take my boards next month and I have been working on a cardiac stepdown unit through a GN to RN residency program. for the last month The program is good and I can tell that the managers of the program really want me to succeed, BUT, the preceptor I have been assigned to work with has made it clear that she thinks I'm an idiot. When I ask her questions, she often tells me I need to stop worrying about things that don't matter and tells me I don't actually have to go and do things that policy dictates, I can go and back chart it later (without actually doing it or doing it at a much later time than it should have been done). She tells me that sometimes she wonders about me because of some of the "silly" questions that I ask her. And last week she sent me off to get drinks for the patients and change sheets while she had learning experiences with nursing students instead of me. The nurse to patient ratio is very high for this type of unit (up to 6:1) and I am really hating it there. I know that this is not the type of nursing I want to do.

All of that aside, I got and offer from a different hospital on my dream unit (where I have interned before). I want to be a midwife someday and this is the tract I need to be in to get there and the pay is significantly higher (like $6/hr more).

I have already made my decision to take the 2nd offer. I am just wondering about how I should go about quitting. I have already written a resignation letter and I am just wondering how I should go about it. Should I email the manager the letter and then call her or let her call me. how should I do this?

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You had better check how much notice you have to give with HR or the policy manual. My last job required 4 weeks written notice, give less and you would be labelled as ineligible for rehire.

Can't help it, have to say this: "Slip out the back, Jack!"

The letter is very nice and professional of you. But I would just go to your supervisor and give your 2 week notice and present the letter at that time (as they sometimes need it in writing). Don't fret about changing jobs. Unfortunately nursing has lots of not so desirable jobs (as you can read from allnurses.com). Always look out for yourself and what you want to do in the future.

Thank you, I did end up just writing them and email and I explained my feelings regarding how I was not a good fit for the job. I chose to write the email since The manager that is working for me is actually the resource manager so I am not aware of her schedule. I then followed up with a phone call to set up a meeting. It went extremely well and they said they agreed that I should go where I need to for my own career goals.

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So I am a new grad, about to take my boards next month and I have been working on a cardiac stepdown unit through a GN to RN residency program. for the last month The program is good and I can tell that the managers of the program really want me to succeed, BUT, the preceptor I have been assigned to work with has made it clear that she thinks I'm an idiot. When I ask her questions, she often tells me I need to stop worrying about things that don't matter and tells me I don't actually have to go and do things that policy dictates, I can go and back chart it later (without actually doing it or doing it at a much later time than it should have been done). She tells me that sometimes she wonders about me because of some of the "silly" questions that I ask her. And last week she sent me off to get drinks for the patients and change sheets while she had learning experiences with nursing students instead of me. The nurse to patient ratio is very high for this type of unit (up to 6:1) and I am really hating it there. I know that this is not the type of nursing I want to do.

All of that aside, I got and offer from a different hospital on my dream unit (where I have interned before). I want to be a midwife someday and this is the tract I need to be in to get there and the pay is significantly higher (like $6/hr more).

I have already made my decision to take the 2nd offer. I am just wondering about how I should go about quitting. I have already written a resignation letter and I am just wondering how I should go about it. Should I email the manager the letter and then call her or let her call me. how should I do this?

I hope the offer from your dream unit is ironclad, and that the grass is indeed greener in the other unit.

Email seems to be an informal and impersonal way to go about resigning. I'd recommend seeing your manager to tell her about your plans to leave, and handing her the letter of resignation in person. If you cannot make arrangements to see her, a phone call may suffice, but email just doesn't seem as though you've put enough effort into contacting her.

As to your preceptor -- we hear from new grads all of the time that their preceptors are horrible, nasty mean people who mistreat them. Often -- usually even -- this is only one side of the story. Please do yourself a favor and do some reflection upon your interactions with the preceptor. Is it possible that she has a point? Several points even?

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