To tell or not to tell

cna23 · Mar 10, 2011

I think you should do what you feel is in your heart. Nobody can really tell u what to do when it comes to your life, you can get plenty of suggestions, but you got to do what you think is best for you. Good luck. Sorry I wasn't much help. :twocents:

DoubleJRN · Mar 10, 2011

Depending on how long you've been in your current position, I'm sure you've seen other personnel come and go, especially in management. When it comes to your career, you have to make the best decision for your life and your family. You don't need an "excuse" to go part time, as it's noone's business why you need to make a change. You simply submit your request, and they can either accept or reject it. Remember that you have skills that are valuable to employers. Being a health care provider in this environment of chronic understaffing puts you in a position of power because there are more jobs than people to fill them. Don't personalize a professional situation. Think about this: if they had to let you or some of your fellow CNAs go, do you think they would be worried about what to tell YOU?? :lol2: Good luck with everything!!

rn undisclosed name · Mar 10, 2011

Why do you have to disclose a reason? You need to go to part-time for personal reasons. You're not comfortable discussing personal issues at work. Period. If they can't accomodate you, then you'll have to quit. I'm sure they'd rather have you work 1 or 2 days per week than not at all.

netglow, ASN, RN · Mar 10, 2011

Have you ever considered working as floor secretary or working for a medical office? Lots of variety in office. You however must be able to understand and do business work for most offices these days. I see lots of ads for those, seems like so many don't have the professional skills to present a business well in an office atmosphere. If you have qualities, you should be top choice. You will be depended on though, so calling off is not an option. I did that throughout school because I have a business background. It is a lot of work if you have the ability to take on practice responsibilities. I, myself did everything for a smallish office (all incomming physician/lab/patient calls, all electronic documentation: claims preapprovals/submission/followthrough, all billing, all scheduling, all referals, tx education, etc.

But, somehow although hectic (you will miss some lunches), it's not as bad as what you are doing now because you will be valued. I made good money, and I could schedule classes around a schedule that remained constant.

Mrs. Sparkle Pants · Mar 10, 2011

It depends on your hospital's policy. Some places say you can't have another job while you work there. If your hospital doesn't say that then I think you should request to go part time; no explanation needed. It's none of their business, personally. If they say no, then start looking around for another part time job.

systoly · Mar 10, 2011

It sounds like your success in school hinges on going to part time at the cardiac floor.

RNfaster · Mar 10, 2011

You might say you need to go part time (as systoly suggested) related (in part) to school.

stefanyjoy · Mar 10, 2011

So you want to work full time on the ortho floor, part time on the cardiac floor AND go to school? :eek:

And you're worried about offending management?

If I were you, I'd say, "As you know, I am working toward my RN degree. Unfortunately, I need to request a part-time schedule from x date on." You don't need to explain yourself much further.

neuroms · Mar 11, 2011

You should probably pick one floor or the other, both cardiac and ortho being challenging work, and look for a second job outside of the hospital. A lot of hospitals discourage, or even prohibit, holding two budgeted positions (FT/PT) at the same time due to overtime and such. Apart from needing to make more, you might be doing yourself a big favor just getting away from an uncomfortable relationship with your current management.