Travel Nursing vs. PEDS ER

[Acey]

Hello everyone!

In a bit of a dilemma here, would welcome everyone's advice.

About to start a job as a new travel nurse for Kaiser in CA by June - another Med/Surg position. However, just received an offer from our PEDS ER. Would love the ER, have picked the ER but was told by my recruiter that I already am committed to Kaiser.

Still waiting for my CA license, haven't signed any contract, haven't completed my requirements. Verbally, I accepted the Kaiser job before the ER offer came in.

Pretty sure would love travel nursing, but would love the opportunity to learn something different than just Med/Surg, and so I think this is the perfect opportunity to switch to the ER.

Am I legally bound to the Kaiser job? It is unethical and unprofessional to not honor one's commitments so I feel really bad about backing out of the travel nursing job. But right now, it comes in second to the ER job.

Please help.

Thanks!

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

Without a written contract, you aren't legally bound to anything. If you want the Peds ER job, then write a letter to Kaiser stating that you can no longer accept the offer, and thank them for the opportunity.