leaving homehealth/ 2 weeks notice

[lovenursebeing]

if you're working in a really unorganized agency with no support. is it really, really, really necessary to do a 2 weeks notice. have been in home health for 6 months, but realize that acute care is really my niche and working nights. i feel unproductive and working ineffective. any suggestions or views appreciated.

[caliotter3]

Do not give them reason to bad mouth you to a prospective employer. Give two weeks notice in a written resignation letter and leave it at that.

[elkpark]

You can never go wrong "taking the high road." Be professional and responsible, give them appropriate notice, and don't burn any bridges. When potential employers contact them in the future, they're not going to say, "Well, we're a really unpleasant place to work, so we don't blame her for leaving," they're going to say, "She quit without notice" -- you're the one who ends up looking bad.

[lovenursebeing]

thanks for replies, but i really felt stressed out; family was stressed out because i was stressed out; started going to bed with headaches, waking up with headaches. I talked with recruiter at prosepective hospital and she assured me that not doing a 2 week notice for certain reasons was okay for them, but any other place I would probably have to explain.

[caliotter3]

To protect my good name I would hang in there for two more weeks. If you are lucky, they will remove you from your case(s) before then and you will be off the hook.

[elkpark]

I realize it seems like a really appealing idea right now (quitting without notice), but you never know when something like that it going to come back to bite you in the future. It's always safest to do the right thing. :)

[lovenursebeing]

I did a really nice resignation letter thanking them for the opportunity. There are some people there who really love home health. It was not the right fit for me and I felt trapped. They were short and it seemed like I worked all day and night with charting, patients calling, dr offices calling, the office calling. I just didnt know how much more I could take before I messed up somewhere and then have to explain or be sorry for in that respect. I really felt in my gut that I just needed to leave. Thanks so much for replies and advice.

[elkpark]

I infer from your replies (and use of the past tense) that you did resign without notice. In that case, it doesn't matter how "really nice" a letter you wrote -- all that matters to them (and what they will tell future potential employers) is that you quit without notice.

Best wishes.

[tewdles, RN]

I agree...2 weeks notice, thanking them, etc. Bad employers will sometimes just invite you to leave immediately after the notice, so you may not have a choice...but at least YOU will have acted professionally.