Rehirable, resignation without proper notice

[WannaBNursey, ADN, ASN, RN]

I finally got my dream job in the ER and I tried to stay on PRN at my old Med-surg job. It hasn't been working out though. I had my old manager cancel me from a shift that is a few days in advance, and I was told it would me marked as an unexcused absence (I didn't know you could have an unexcused absence, while giving 3 days notice). The ER job schedule really hasn't allowed the time to have a PRN job, so I gave a two weeks notice, with no remaining shifts for me to work. My manager at my Med-surg job informed me I'd be listed as rehireable, with resignation without proper notice. How will this effect my future job searches? I've always given two weeks, even at the most miserable jobs, and I've attempted to here, but it's just not possible without jeopardizing my ER job. I can't juse leave the Med-surg job off of my resume, it's my first nursing job and I've worked at this hospital for two years.

[elkpark]

I had my old manager cancel me from a shift that is a few days in advance, and I was told it would me marked as an unexcused absence (I didn't know you could have an unexcused absence, while giving 3 days notice).

I've worked prn at a few different places over the years, and it has been pretty common that, as a prn person, once you've committed to working a shift (however far in advance that may be), there are no "take-backs"; if you later say something came up, or you've changed your mind, that's too bad, you're not allowed to just withdraw your name.

Regarding the resignation, different facilities have different policies about length of notice. Are they wanting more than two weeks? (Lots of hospitals do.) Since, as you say, you can't work a longer notice without jeopardizing your new job, I'd say just let the chips fall where they may and move on. You tried. Lots of people get fired or leave under suboptimal circumstances from their first nursing job and, as long as you have a significant amount of time, good references, etc., from the new job down the road to balance out the reference from the first place, that's not likely to be a huge problem for you.

Best wishes!