coolpeachrn

I have been working night shift in my med surg unit for 3 years now. Some nights are extremely crazy. I asked my manager if I can switch to part time because that would help me out greatly. I asked to switch for personal reasons. She said that there is no part time positions offered. However, I know of some RNs that are working part time...one in my unit and another RN in another med surg unit. So why is the manager saying this? The only way that I would get part time position would be if I switched to working as an agency nurse. I looked at the hospital's career section but they rarely update their website, so that info may not be correct. I don't know what to do. I truly cannot work full time. I applied to other hospitals for part time positions but I never hear back from anywhere. So getting a position elsewhere is very hard. Any advice on what to do?

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2.5 years working there as a RN. I think the manager was confusing me with new graduate orientees that just started. I don't know where she came up with the '1 year' remark but the manager is kind of scatterbrained.

So I have been working full time night shift at this medical surgical unit as a RN for 2.5 years now. My manager still thinks very little of me, she thinks that I only been working here for 1 year now. This was my first RN job. I very recently got a per diem job at a different hospital where the pay is much much better and the work environment is better and that manager is much better. I love working at this per diem job. My full time job offers me the benefits which this per diem job does not. I did not think that I would stay at the full time job as long as I did..2.5 years is much longer than I expected to be there. Also at the hospital where I work full time...there are so many changes happening and not for the better. I think if I stayed any longer, it would make it harder especially since I am going back to school for my master's. This current job is not very 'school friendly' in terms of higher education. I am unsure of what to do. Also since I been here for the past 2.5 years, I haven't had a vacation. I request for vacation, manager always denies me. This is another reason why I want to resign and just stay at the per diem job and go to school. I think it would make it easier for me. However, I don't know how to do this resignation process. Should I go to HR first or go to the manager? The manager does not like me which makes me not want to go to her. But I know professionally, I should just give her my resignation letter and resign. Should I give 2 weeks notice or more than that? Any advice on what to do would really help! Thanks