Is it a bad idea to quit before my transfer date?

[Sweetpea04, BSN]

I'll try to make this short. Been a RN 2 years.

4 months ago I switched specialties within my chain of hospitals. I thought I needed a change. 

I'm now in a specialty that is tolerable, but I don't love enough to be on nights for. This job is for a night shift schedule. I hate nights and it's not my lifestyle. I'm definitely a morning person and so is my partner who is on dayshift.. 

I am unable to stay on dayshift, and I was told getting onto days on this unit takes YEARS.

With that having been said, I feel stuck on my current unit.

I cannot transfer for at least a full year, which is about 8 months away. I feel like I'm working somewhere I don't truly love and on top of it the schedule is just not for me personally. 
 

I need advice on what to do.. 

- would it be a bad idea to resign my current job, and reapply to another unit within my hospital company instead of waiting the full YEAR? Is that dangerous? I don't want to be unemployed.

- my old manager would likely hire me back

- should I stick it out these next 8 months and see what happens?

Can anyone give me advice or has anyone been in my shoes? 

 

[chare]

 

Sweetpea04 said:

I need advice on what to do.. 

- would it be a bad idea to resign my current job, and reapply to another unit within my hospital company instead of waiting the full YEAR? Is that dangerous? I don't want to be unemployed.

- my old manager would likely hire me back

- should I stick it out these next 8 months and see what happens?

I see two problems with quitting this position and trying to apply to another unit.  First, you mentioned in another post that you are under contract with this system for four years.  If you do  leave early, even though you plan on reapplying, make sure you fully underdtand the potential repercussions for doing so.

And second, if you choose to break your contract and leave, even if though you think your previous manager "would likely hire [you] back," I suspect human resources won't forward your application, and it is possible you will be labeled do not rehire.

If you choose this option it might be worth consulting an attorney.

Best wishes.

[toomuchbaloney]

Yeah to what Chare said.  

Who can you talk to in your hospital system who might be an advocate for keeping you in the system by getting you out of a unhappy place? There must be someone who would be interested in not losing a nurse to another health employer by helping get them into a job that's a better fit.  

If not, I would either start looking outside that health employer or make a plan to accommodate another 8 months of nights.  

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

It can't be a good idea to change positions every 4 months. It costs the facility to train you in a new area. Stick out this position , while you checkout others . Then be ready to move on. Seems like they own you for four years.