Analysis of Job Satisfaction Among Health Professionals in State Specialist Hospital Gombe
CHAPTER ONE
Objective of the study
The objectives of the study are;
- To determine the level of job satisfaction among healthcare professionals at state specialist hospital Gombe
- To determine the factors influencing job satisfaction among healthcare professionals at state specialist hospital Gombe.
- To measure the relationship between general satisfaction, the opportunity to develop, responsibility, patient care, time pressure and staff relations, among healthcare professionals
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
introduction
Job satisfaction is important in predicting systems stability, reduced turnover and worker motivation. If motivation is defined as the willingness to exert and maintain effort towards attaining organizational goals, then well-functioning systems should seek to boost factors such as morale and satisfaction, which predict motivation. A survey of ministries of health in 29 countries showed that low motivation was seen as the second most important health workforce problem after staff shortages (Mathauer et al, 2006). Previous African studies have identified the most important human resources tools to manage job satisfaction; these include materials, salary, training, the working environment, supportive supervision and recognition (Mathauner et al, 2006). These findings are relatively consistent with those of the “Uganda Health Workforce Study”, where the effects of several job-related factors were evaluated to judge their relative importance in predicting job satisfaction. In order of importance, the following were the most significant contributors to overall satisfaction: job matched with workers’ skills and experience, satisfaction with salary, satisfaction with supervisor, manageable workload and job security (Uganda Ministry of Health, 2007). Early theory in worker satisfaction and motivation identified compensation as a “hygiene” factor rather than a motivation factor. This means that basic salary satisfaction must be present to maintain ongoing job satisfaction, but this by itself will not provide satisfaction and increased amounts of salary will not contribute to an increasing level of job satisfaction. However some research done in Africa suggests that salary increases and other improvements in compensation, in the context of highly inadequate pay and benefits, may indeed contribute to workforce retention 6 (Kober et al, 2006). Against this background, it is imperative to look at the definition of job satisfaction as outlined by different authors.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to analysis of job satisfaction among health professionals in state specialist hospital Gombe
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information analysis of job satisfaction among health professionals in state specialist hospital Gombe. 200elected staffs of specialist hospital Gombe State were selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain analysis of job satisfaction among health professionals in state specialist hospital gombe. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of analysis of job satisfaction among health professionals in state specialist hospital gombe
Summary
This study was on analysis of job satisfaction among health professionals in state specialist hospital Gombe. Three objectives were raised which included:To determine the level of job satisfaction among healthcare professionals at state specialist hospital Gombe, to determine the factors influencing job satisfaction among healthcare professionals at state specialist hospital Gombe and to measure the relationship between general satisfaction, the opportunity to develop, responsibility, patient care, time pressure and staff relations, among healthcare professionals. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staffs of specialist hospital Gombe state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made doctors, nurses, directors and lab scientist were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Satisfaction with one’s job can affect not only motivation at work but also career decisions, relationships with others and personal health. Those who work in a profession that is extremely demanding and sometimes unpredictable can be susceptible to feelings of uncertainty and reduced job satisfaction. Job satisfaction of healthcare workers is also an essential part of ensuring high quality care. Dissatisfied healthcare providers not only give poor quality, less efficient care; there is also evidence of a positive correlation between job satisfaction and patient satisfaction (Tzeng, 2002). Given the pivotal role that healthcare professionals play in determining the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of health care systems, it is imperative to understand what motivates them and the extent to which contextual variables and the organization satisfy them
Recommendation
Although the results of a single survey cannot in themselves be considered as a solid foundation for making decisions in health planning, the results of this study suggest that interventions should be carried out to increase levels of job satisfaction among healthcare professionals at state specialist hospital Gombe. Since job satisfaction has a strong correlation with job performance, it is imperative to reinforce relevant human resources polices, improving working conditions and compensation.
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