I hate my new job

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Specializes in ER, Med-surg.

I thought it would be the best thing for my career, moving to a big city and doing trauma. Though the ratios are safe, I hate everything about this job. I'm bored out of my mind, there's no team work, I'm doing things I always had help with before (respiratory treatments, all ekgs, all ivs, all lab draws) I'm bored and frustrated at the same time. I'm doing few "traumaish" things because you need to work on the department for over a year and a half before they let you do that, it's all the same as my old er, but without the help and without the people I loved working with. I think I made a huge mistake coming here and I feel like I'm done with emergency medicine all together.

I firmly plan on moving back to my small town after my brother finishes a degree while we're in the city. Hopefully it's not longer than a year.

I've only been here a month, but I already hate it. I want to switch to hospice or anything else at this point, I just don't know how that would look on my resume.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
I've only been here a month, but I already hate it. I want to switch to hospice or anything else at this point, I just don't know how that would look on my resume.

Are you even off orientation yet? Maybe you should give it a little more time. How long have you been an ER nurse? It is quite a transition from a community hospital to Level 1 — big jump, often a culture change, depending on where you live and how things are done. Were you hired to do trauma, or ER?

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If you've still have another year before you move, perhaps a change in attitude is also on your list.

If you keep coming to work thinking that you hate it and there is no teamwork, then it's never going to get better.

If you start looking for things that you like about the job, start being more amicable and open, change your perception, the chances of things getting better and changing and much higher. It's likely that your I hate this place and these people feelings come across in your interactions at work.

And I agree with Pixie, you've barely giving it a shot at only a month. Perhaps they are waiting for you to prove yourself before giving you anything more trauma ish.

Is it truly a lack of teamwork or simply this unit has a different culture and you missing your unit is coloring your opinion?

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Specializes in ER, Med-surg.

I think you guys are right. It's a huge culture shock for me. I'll at least give it a few more months before I write off the er all together

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
I think you guys are right. It's a huge culture shock for me. I'll at least give it a few more months before I write off the er all together

Good. :) Going to a strange place and having to learn all new faces/phone numbers/names/roles/processes can be challenging, and it's easy to want to just chuck it all. I just moved out of my comfort zone and into a new role, and it can be difficult! Some days I would like to just go back to being a regular ol' ER nurse. But I am starting to really enjoy my new role and seeing the benefits in what I am doing. Best of luck to you, I hope you find that "thing" that made you love ER nursing in the first place!

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.
I'm doing few "traumaish" things because you need to work on the department for over a year and a half before they let you do that
That's actually not uncommon. Level II ED I used to work at, you couldn't do Triage unless you'd been a full blown ED nurse for at least TWO years! Trauma.... well, that's a BIG different story!

I've only been here a month, but I already hate it. I want to switch to hospice or anything else at this point, I just don't know how that would look on my resume.
One month?!

Unless the place is toxic (lazy colleagues/gossip/favoritism) or unsafe (staffing/scope of practice) - neither of which have been your 'chief complaints' - me thinks you're a little premature! :-)

You just made a HUGE step in your nursing career!

One month is HARDLY enough time to gauge the suitability of your work environment!

cheers,

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Hi WannaBNursey, how are you doing now with your job in the ER? I plan on moving to Orlando soon and would like to know besides the ER have you heard anything about the other floors in the hospital. I would love to apply to ORMC for a PCU. Do you like that you chose ORMC over FH.

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