Job Satisfaction among Hospital Pharmacy Personnel

Noel, M W; Hammel, RJ; Bootman, J. Lyle

doi:10.1093/ajhp/39.4.600

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“…This may be due to the privileges enjoyed by older pharmacists such as authority, autonomy and occupational prestige. Similarly, a study carried out by Noel et al suggested that pharmacists within the age range of 23–28 years had the lowest levels of job satisfaction compared with those aged 40–50 years . Interestingly, according to our literature review, only one study suggested that age was not a factor affecting the level of pharmacists’ job satisfaction…”

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Predictors of job satisfaction amongst pharmacists in Malaysian public hospitals and healthcare clinics

Manan

Azmi

Lim

et al. 2015

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Background: For the past 10 years, the pharmacist workforce in Malaysia has experienced radical changes in demography, job scope and expectations as well as remuneration due to a drastic surge in the number of pharmacists employed in the public sector. Aim: To investigate the level of job satisfaction amongst pharmacists working in the public sector in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst registered pharmacists working in three of the most populated states in Malaysia. A validated questionnaire consisting of three sections was used to investigate intrinsic and extrinsic factors of job satisfaction and their overall job satisfaction. Results: Analysis of responses from 161 pharmacists revealed significant differences in job satisfaction with age and length of service. Pharmacists within the age group of 35-45 years were more satisfied with their jobs than younger pharmacists. Findings also showed that pharmacists who had been working for more than 7 years tended to be more satisfied with their jobs. Type of institution, position held and gender did not appear to influence job satisfaction. Intrinsic factors such as autonomy, contribution, creativity and challenge had significant impact on job satisfaction; creativity had the strongest impact as compared with other factors. Extrinsic factors such as salary, supervision feedback and job atmosphere also had significant impact on job satisfaction. Conclusion: Only 52% of the pharmacists who responded were satisfied with their current jobs. The study outcomes indicate the major factors that affect pharmacists' job satisfaction. Factors affecting job satisfaction could be used by policy makers and pharmacy managers to design retention strategies.

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Predictors of job satisfaction amongst pharmacists in Malaysian public hospitals and healthcare clinics

Manan

Azmi

Lim

et al. 2015

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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“…The interest in studying job satisfaction has a two-fold purpose: Identifying the various factors that may increase the pharmacists’ workplace satisfaction, and, implicitly, patients’ satisfaction, as well as improving the quality of the services provided [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. When compared to the general population, older data show that pharmacists may be slightly less satisfied with their specific jobs than the general population [ 7 ].…”

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Determinants of Hospital Pharmacists’ Job Satisfaction in Romanian Hospitals

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Aim: The purpose of this study is to identify the level of job satisfaction among hospital pharmacists in Romania in relation to environmental, socio-demographic, and individual factors. Material and Methods: Seventy-eight hospital pharmacists were included in the research. The Job Satisfaction Scale was used to measure the level of satisfaction with their current jobs, and the TAS-20 was used to evaluate emotional experience and awareness. Additionally, 12 items were formulated in order to identify the reasons for dissatisfaction with jobs, such as budget, number of working hours, legislation, relationships with colleagues, hospital departments, or stakeholders. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. Results: The analyses of the data revealed a low level of satisfaction regarding the pay–promotion subscale, a high level of satisfaction with the management–interpersonal relationship dimension, and a high level of satisfaction regarding the organization–communication subscale. Seventy-four percent of subjects are dissatisfied about the annual budget, and 86.3% are not at all satisfied with present legislation. Conclusions: These results are important for hospital pharmacists and hospital management in order to focus on health policies, management, and environmental issues, with the purpose of increasing the level of satisfaction among hospital pharmacists.

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“…Job satisfaction refers to ‘the degree of personal gratification one receives from one's work’ [1] . In a review of pharmacy management literature, job satisfaction is positively related to productivity, employee commitment, quality of work and organisational effectiveness, and negatively linked to absenteeism, intention to leave and turnover [2–6] . In examining the antecedents of job satisfaction, several factors, including perceived level of skill utilisation, challenge and disparity between actual and expected types of duties, were found to be significant predictors of job satisfaction [7–9] …”

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