5 weeks notice for a transfer?

llg, PhD, RN · Mar 13, 2017

Where I work, the "receiving" unit and the "releasing" unit negotiate a date. Sometimes, the transfer happens quickly: sometimes it takes several weeks. There are no fixed rules about it.

I wouldn't fret about it too much. Let HR, unit managers, and any upper-level folks fight it out. Let them work out a deal they can live with and stay "friends" with all sides.

ArrowRN, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2017

I'm in process of applying to another hospital in my system as well. There should be a policy on it. Mine basically says time leaving and starting the new job transfer is at the discretion of both the managers. Maybe you can ask the HR for the written policy and let them hash it out themselves. Your manager needs to provide you with that policy in writing. Obviously HR knows where you work and applied to since its the same system and they made you the job offer and I hardly doubt HR would break their own policies. Your manager sounds bitter for having lost you. He/she will just have to deal with it and work something out.

MunoRN, RN · Mar 14, 2017

Transfers within the same facility or organizations that I've worked at use a 90 day hold as the starting point, the releasing and receiving managers can shorten that if they're both agreeable to it, but typically it's closer to 12 weeks, not 5.

allnurses Guide · Mar 14, 2017

Hi everyone, got a weird situation here and would greatly appreciate advice:
I work as an RN at a hospital in the same unit for the past 4 years. I accepted a job offer at a hospital within the same healthcare system and gave my manager 3 weeks notice. She told me I was supposed to give 5 weeks notice which would be equal with my vacation time.
They offered me the job 4 weeks in advance so there wasn't any way I could've notified my boss before 5 weeks anyway. I already contacted HR and am awaiting an e-mail reply (I talked to someone on the phone in HR but she had never heard of such a policy, so I'm going to contact others as well).
But has anyone ever been in a situation like this where they required a 5 week notice for a transfer? Honestly I don't know why I have to awkwardly navigate this situation when HR can just contact my manager themselves when they wanted me to start

If both positions are with the same hospital system - Go to HR and ask if this is policy. If it is they should be glad to let you give 5 weeks notice before transferring over - It may actually be that you current manager is blowing smoke because she is not happy about having to replace you. Either way I would try to be professional and handle it with HR.

Hppy

ArrowRN, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2017

Just to follow up, thanks for bringing up this topic. I did some calls with my own HR turns out the hospital I applied for even tho the same name they are now different companies and therefore I'd loose all seniority and benefits are also different and it is no longer considered to be an internal transfer which sucks, yet they got the same website for all applications. I'll see if they still offer me the job I'm trying to go from med surg to ICU and its a closer facility. I think maybe the payscale is different as well. Hope you checked on this and made sure your hospitals are actually "same" system. At least I learned something thanks to this post.