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How do you leave a job while still on orientation? I work night shift on L&D and need a day shift position. I’m a new grad and my managers are telling me if I leave I will be placed on a do not rehire list..


April 23rd, 2024

Update: I ended up leaving as I could not sleep for weeks on end and it was affecting my physical health and wellbeing. I spoke to my manager and unfortunately was unable to transfer units/facilities since I had not been there for 6 months and my only option was to resign and reapply. I am currently reapplying to residency programs for any unit that has day-shift positions open in my area and am not on the do not rehire list either as it was a mutual decision between my employer and I.

May 6th, 2024

I would suggest staying at least one year and looking for something else. I left two months into residency, and the company will not hire me for any other position. Stick it out only if you can.

April 25th, 2024

Don't worry about it too much. There are thousands of jobs for nurses available and the facility you work for is trying to use a scare tactic to think you have to stay. I left my first job out of school within 3 months then my 2nd job after about a year. All nurses go through this. Secure another job then turn in your resignation letter to HR after you tell your supervisor.

May 25th, 2024

I would encourage you to complete your orientation. Being a new grad and quitting
orientation .. thats going to follow you for quite awhile. It doesn't look good, nor a smart decision for many reasons. You are working in a professional field, not in retail. My best advice : Finish orientation, work on L&D for a minimum of 6 months, then start looking for a day position.
You can do it ! You will be thankful you did, I promise you. As a bedside nurse with 25 years experience… believe me, you do not want to start your career like that.
Nursing school just scratches the surface. Learn from the nurses you work with and sharpen your skills. Part of that is getting along with co-workers, managers, patients, families and doing the hard work. Soak up all the knowledge you can. Then look for a day shift position , whether it be in L&D or elsewhere. Good luck, I hope you stick it out, it’s to your benefit, you have a long career
ahead of you.

May 8th, 2024

Just get a other job and resign with immediate effect.

May 8th, 2024

They have to have a reason to place you on that list. Usually, the reasons are serious like fraud, stealing narcotics, etc. They cannot place nurses there just like that. What your managers are telling is a lie and very alarming. Their behavior shows you cannot trust them to do the right thing and I'd be very worried having superiors like this. If I were you, I'd resign without giving notice on my 1st day off, so they can't even blame you for patients' abandonment. I'd expect this from people like your superiors. I had resigned like this before because I couldn't trust management, they'd not do something to sabotage me during my 2 weeks of notice. While it is not the most professional thing to do, it is the safest thing to do sometimes. Besides, they never give us 2 weeks of notice before they fire us anyway, so no guilty feelings here. This is a 2 way street and employees often forget that. You will be better off elsewhere.

May 5th, 2024

Find a new job first, unless it's an unavoidable emergency. I was put on the do not rehire list at Trinity Health for quitting without giving 2 weeks notice when my son unexpectedly tragically died, even with letters from both my primary care doc and my psychiatrist. I wasn't even fit to work.

April 25th, 2024

Find your new job first.then quit.
If the new job ask why you have no references.Tell them being a new grad took time off to take care of personal affairs & a short vacation. Knowing once you start work you might have to work year or two

April 24th, 2024

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April 23rd, 2024

You will find if you wish to stay in labor and delivery it will be difficult to find a day position. With the shortage of nurses it’s somewhat easier than in the past. However, seniority still plays a part in moving to days. In addition, being a new grad and still in orientation, frankly, you don’t yet have the skills to demand a shift change. Finish your orientation then place yourself on the list. Just my recommendation.

April 23rd, 2024

Be straight up and honest. Tell them you want day shift and nights will not do,if they work with you fine, if not ....catch the next bus, once you hate what you do it's hard to recover, next time be specific about what you are looking for. There are more facilities than there are nurses. Good luck.

April 23rd, 2024

Have you told them you are needing days? If so do they have a wait list and how long will it likely be before you could transfer? If you have to leave put in a 2 week notice, but honestly I'd try to stay as long as possible for the experience since you are new grad. At least stay until find another job and then do proper 2 week notice.

April 23rd, 2024

Unfortunately some facilities do have a no rehire list. If you give proper notice and work out that notice then you have completed your obligation to your employer. They will sometimes ask you to leave prior to the last day of work.

I have found over time that list seems to disappear if you every wish to work at the facility again later on. You left due to a scheduling issue, not your work ability.

April 20th, 2024

If you are in a small town, even if the health system are managed by different companies the people in the HR departments are friends or know someone in the other HR department. So it's a possibility that they will also block you at other hospitals. I am in a small town and they do this to many nurses.

April 20th, 2024

Do not rehire in just one hospital where you work now or any other hospitals too those come under same health authority? Do you want to come back and work for same hospital? Is it worth to take mental stress for that? What options you will have if you leave that position? Answer these questions you will have your answer.