what part of 'I hereby resign my postition' did they not understand?

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Specializes in Emergency room, Neurosurgery ICU.

So, before I got this great private duty job I am loving right now, I worked for an agency. In my opinion, the most disorganized, uncomputerized (yes, they still did EVERYTHING on paper, including our checks, which we had to pick up from the office. Yup, they couldn't do direct deposit!) place I have ever worked. Not only that, they promised me "lots of clients". I was the 3rd RN to hire in with them, one would think I'd have a whole lot of business, right? Wrong! I had maybe 2 clients a day, if I was lucky! I was also their only RN with an out-of-state license, we live near the border of 2 midwest states, and the agency advertised the ability to provide service in the other state.

I ended up liking this private job much better, hours were perfect, rapport with patient and family is great, etc.

SO, I turn in a resignation (February, 2014), with 4 weeks notice, (3 weeks before that I even told the scheduler that I was picking up more hours with the private client and would be leaving, "you need to get one of your other RNs endorsed in ***, so **** can continue care). 4 weeks comes up, I quit, move on. Take all the equipment back to office, and get asked, well, can you still do ***, as we don't have another RN licensed in ***. (Seriously?????? 6 weeks notice????) Um, no, I can't, you guys have had plenty of time to figure this one out, I am sorry, but I am fulltime and then some with my new patient...

fast-forward to October, 2014, today, I received a voicemail from this agency, "This is ***** with ******** I wanted to know if you want a 12 hour shift on nights?"

UMMMMMM, NOOOOOOOO! what part of RESIGN did you people not understand? I don't work for you anymore! I haven't worked for you for nearly 9 months!

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I'm kind of more concerned they didn't have any hours for you for 9 months rather then them not understanding what resign means.

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Specializes in Emergency room, Neurosurgery ICU.

thus the reason I had started with the private client, was supposed to be coverage for another RN on medical leave, but turned into so much more! I figured that if in the first 3 weeks I was with the agency and they couldn't come up with more clients for me (I barely made enough to cover my gas to get back and forth to each client!) I might as well find something else...so I did! \

and yes, I kept asking for more (almost begging, really). Once in a while the scheduler would find something more for me, but I really needed full-time hours and a full-time paycheck (alas, my hubby is still trying to decide what he wants to be when he grows up! ever since he took a buy-out from a factory job, he's been kind of lost. Fortunately, he married a nurse, and we know how to get ****done!)

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Specializes in Emergency room, Neurosurgery ICU.

In other words, I was working at both places, but the second job superceded the first in all ways!

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I work agency but I'm a LPN. I am also not doing home health. I get between 20-36 a week depending. I honestly don't think I like it. I just realized their competition clause is ridiculous. I didn't realize a job site you were assigned to had to pay to employ you if you were assigned to them in the last 12 months. Apparently their buy out is ridiculous also. I think after I find a steady full time job I'm never going back to am agency. Too much of a hassle.

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Since my agencies don't like to provide me with work, I only wish I had your problem!

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Specializes in Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing.

I'm seeing "Home Health" mentioned, as well as "Two clients a day if lucky"... this board is for Private Duty Nursing, not Home Health Nursing. There is a big difference in the two types of jobs, although many aspects overlap. It does not help the confusion that many PDN agencies refer to themselves as Home Health Nursing. I never even heard it called PDN until I came here to Allnurses.

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There are differing trains of thought in the terminology attributed to the two major types of home health nursing. The "right" phrase is the one that is understood.

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Specializes in pediatric.

" I never even heard it called PDN until I came here to Allnurses."

Me neither! I fully understand the difference now, though.

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Specializes in Emergency room, Neurosurgery ICU.

Please pardon the confusion, the agency job was home health, but the current job is private duty. i just needed to vent about the idiocy of the agency. I know the difference between the two genre. I actually laughed when I got the voicemail. My hubby asked me "they do know you don't work for them anymore, right?"

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Specializes in Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing.

It took me several months to shake my last agency, too!

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Specializes in retired LTC.

It's not unusual for some employers to NOT have all their staff on the same page. As a supervisor in LTC/NH. I would have to try and cover call-outs for the next shift. My phone list was woefully outdated/obsolete. On numerous occasions, I personally did call staff who had terminated. Just didn't know!!! Fortunately, the employee was cool about my call - almost funny about it! But what a waste of my time and the fact that it made the facility really look dumb!

And this also happens with staff on vacation. I called a gal once on her cell when she was out on the West Coast - little hard for her to get in on time. :cheeky:

Happens all the time. You did say the place was disorganized. So are you really surprised?!?! Next time, don't answer their calls. :roflmao:

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