Assessment of Job Satisfaction Among Healthcare Professionals
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
11-4-2017 2:00 PM
End Date
11-4-2017 3:30 PM
Student's Major
Health Science
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Joseph Visker
Mentor's Department
Health Science
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
Job satisfaction plays an important role in various work-related factors such as interest, productivity and retention. The availability of healthcare jobs is growing and job satisfaction is key for retention of current workers. The purpose of this study was to assess job satisfaction among healthcare professionals; specifying registered nurses, licensed occupational therapists and licensed physical therapists. These three professions were chosen for this study because they have a job growth rate that is much faster than average and average incomes above sixty-five thousand dollars a year.
The short form of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire was distributed to health care facilities employing the targeted professions. Surveys were independently distributed at each facility. Surveys were gathered from twelve registered nurses, twelve physical therapists, and sixteen occupational therapists. Using SPSS, an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to assess differences in satisfaction between the three professions and descriptive statistics were used to analyze individual items. General job satisfaction rates were high with no significant difference in general job satisfaction rates between the three professions. Though general job satisfaction rates were high, individual items such as pay rate and opportunities for advancement show room for improvement. Individual item data will be discussed further. The results of this study could provide insight into areas where job satisfaction could be improved to benefit retention.
Assessment of Job Satisfaction Among Healthcare Professionals
CSU Ballroom
Job satisfaction plays an important role in various work-related factors such as interest, productivity and retention. The availability of healthcare jobs is growing and job satisfaction is key for retention of current workers. The purpose of this study was to assess job satisfaction among healthcare professionals; specifying registered nurses, licensed occupational therapists and licensed physical therapists. These three professions were chosen for this study because they have a job growth rate that is much faster than average and average incomes above sixty-five thousand dollars a year.
The short form of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire was distributed to health care facilities employing the targeted professions. Surveys were independently distributed at each facility. Surveys were gathered from twelve registered nurses, twelve physical therapists, and sixteen occupational therapists. Using SPSS, an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to assess differences in satisfaction between the three professions and descriptive statistics were used to analyze individual items. General job satisfaction rates were high with no significant difference in general job satisfaction rates between the three professions. Though general job satisfaction rates were high, individual items such as pay rate and opportunities for advancement show room for improvement. Individual item data will be discussed further. The results of this study could provide insight into areas where job satisfaction could be improved to benefit retention.
Recommended Citation
Turgeon, Alexa. "Assessment of Job Satisfaction Among Healthcare Professionals." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 11, 2017.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2017/poster-session-B/17
