We were told at orientation for my home health (private duty really...it's shift work paid by medicaid) 2 weeks is the standard...so no 4 weeks here. Been at this job for 2 months ...worked for a year at a SNF that loved me and was sad to see me go and offered a wonderful reference if I ever need it.
I'm not saying I'm NOT going to give 2 weeks notice, I'm just saying I'm pondering maybe not.
I hate this job...has been nothing but mental stress and a panic attack that almost sent me to the ER ...it's caused stress on my family and especially my boyfriend who I live with because they all (esp him) love me and have seen me go through being extremely depressed and overly stressed. I tried to decline one client and they wouldn't let me...I wake up on the day I have him and feel sick like clock work. I don't enjoy my life anymore to the fullest I could ...this job has stole my joy and I feel like once I have it back I'll look back and realize that even though I knew it was bad ..it was REAL bad and I'll realize it wasn't worth it for a day to feel the way I feel right now. We all get fed up with jobs sometimes yes but I don't feel like it should be this severe. (There was a reason they practically hired me over the phone from 1000 miles away before I moved...I'll know how to spot employers like this from now on ...I had to learn)
Hours are unreliable (way too much or too little)
Families hate the agency and complain to me all the time (but like me...just not the agency)
Poor communication between office, patient, and nurse
Cook and transfer and change briefs more than anything else ...and drive a patient?!?!
Yeah I know all of this is subjective, maybe, and even though I know the truth it doesn't mean I can tell this all to a future employer I interview with (I have 2 interviews next Thurs) as an excuse for leaving before 2 weeks notice.
However ...how about for OBJECTIVE reasons?
Those being : being placed on cases that don't even require ANY RN skill ..a cna should have most of my cases. I don't mind doing things below the RN skill level ..but there needs to be a reason they placed an RN on that case and not a cna. Otherwise, what was the point of me going to nursing school or being hired as an RN? Ex: one client I have I change her, dress her, and drive her to an adult day care. That is it.
And ... I'm currently being paid as an LPN for ALL of my cases.
I was actually paid as an RN for my first case which I don't have anymore, and am now taking a $400-500 paycheck cut and still working 35-40 hours.
When you're being assigned cna cases that don't require RN services and are being paid as an LPN am I so horrible for leaving before 2 weeks if I get a job when I interview?
I feel like I'm disrespecting myself each day I continue to work. I also feel that the pay is not worth putting gas in my car to drive to the client's houses ...and like I'd be better off recuperating from my mental stress at home and saving money til I start a new position if offered next week.
You were threatened. .. can't imagine why you'd want to give notice.
I love your screen name, btw!
Thanx for the compliment about my screen name :) About 10 yrs ago I was working in a Rehabilitation Center and I used to volunteer to do Bible studies and Hymn singing with the residents. A Physical Therapist started calling me BibleBarb and it stuck LOL. So that has been my screen name ever since :)
Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN
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You were threatened. .. can't imagine why you'd want to give notice.
I love your screen name, btw!