Job advice

[DH1234]

I currently been a nurse for a little bit over a year. My first nursing job was on a cardiac tele floor and I stayed there for year until I decided to move back to my hometown so I could be near family. Now I currently work at a heart failure floor and been working there for about 3 months and I am almost done with orientation. However, the thing is I want to leave and look for a non-bedside nursing job. I just gotten to the point where I am super burnt out and exhausted. I am pretty much miserable at this point. Basically my mental health is definitely suffering. I just feel super bad because the unit is definitely a step up from my 1st nursing job but I know in my heart I can not keep on doing this. My manager does not know how I feel at this point in time because I know she is going to try to guilt me into staying, and I know for fact that would not be in my best interest. At the same time I feel bad for wasting their time on orientation but I was trying to give it a fair chance. I guess what I am asking is it okay to wait until I find another job before I mention anything to my boss? Does leaving a job after 3 months look bad even if it’s for my mental well being?

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

If your current job gave you three months of orientation, it appears to be an excellent facility.  What are your issues with the position? 

 Do you need to work to pay the bills? If so, you need to have another job before you quit this one. Finding a non-bedside job will take some time. 

 Yes, leaving a job after 3 months looks bad. So does  looking for job number 3 in your first year. You would need to give a reason for leaving. NEVER use mental health issues as that reason. If you were a manager would you hire someone that admits to mental health issues?

 

 

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

You report burnout after a year and three months of working as a nurse. Can you identify the specific factors that led you to this? There may be other things you can do to help besides quitting your job.