Job satisfaction in hospital pharmacists

Kuiper, Randy; Cowan, Debra Lynn Painter; Pacitti, Richard

doi:10.2146/ajhp100190

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“…The evolution of clinical pharmacy 26 can be seen as the history of pharmacistsʼ career development and the evolution of job satisfaction among hospital pharmacists. 27 We hope that the results of this study of work attitudes will help pharmacy students make better-informed career decisions.…”

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Survey of Attitudes toward Work among Pharmacists Working in Large Group Hospitals

Nakagomi

Takahashi

Hayashi³

2013

Gen. Med.

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Background: In Japan, although many new pharmacy graduates are keen to find work, the number of new job openings for hospital pharmacists is limited. In this survey, we explored the attitudes toward work among hospital pharmacists working in large group hospitals in order to help pharmacy students make informed career decisions.Methods: A cross-sectional, self-administered survey of 614 hospital pharmacists working in 66 institutions of the Tokushukai Hospital Group across Japan was conducted.Results: The proportion of usable data from surveyed pharmacists was 71.7%. Approximately 80% of the respondents desired to commit to careers in the healthcare field and were keen to gain opportunities for personal development. Personal development was the key item among reasons given for decisions about workplace and turnover. About 95% of the pharmacists surveyed were satisfied with their jobs. Compared to the job satisfaction level of other workers, that of pharmacists was considerably higher, although only 5.5% of pharmacists saw themselves staying in their current job until retirement. Job satisfaction data demonstrated significant differences among cohorts of age and years employed, although some specific items associated with job satisfaction could not be identified. Future work plans were influenced by age and job satisfaction. Conclusion:This study suggests that pharmacists working in group hospitals nurture positive expectations for their careers. Management needs to make greater efforts to understand the professional characteristics of hospital pharmacists in order to better utilize their professional abilities and skills for patient care and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals.

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Survey of Attitudes toward Work among Pharmacists Working in Large Group Hospitals

Nakagomi

Takahashi

Hayashi³

2013

Gen. Med.

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“…The intrinsic factor included achievement, recognition and responsibility whereas extrinsic factors are interpersonal relations, working environment, salary among others [13][14][15]. Similarly, job satisfaction of pharmacists is reported to be affected by many factors including work environment and professional interaction, salary, governmental policies, promotion opportunities [8,[16][17][18][19][20]. Hence, identifying the influencing factors and maintaining job satisfaction in the work place will have a significant effect on staff retention and providing appropriate patient care.…”

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Job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals working in public hospitals and its associated factors, eastern Ethiopia

Ayele

Hawulte

Feto

et al. 2020

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Background: Poor job satisfaction has been associated with less productivity and high staff turnover. Various factors are thought to contribute for job dissatisfaction among pharmacy professionals and very limited studies have been conducted in eastern part of Ethiopia. Therefore, the current study was aimed to assess the level of job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals and its predictors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 232 pharmacy professionals to assess level of job satisfaction in public hospitals located in the eastern Ethiopia. The data were collected using self-administered semi-structured questionnaires. Data were entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to STATA version 14.2 for analysis. Associations between the dependent and independent variables were assessed by multivariate analysis using an Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) at a 95% confidence interval (CI) and p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: A total 220 questionnaires were found complete and included in the analysis. The mean age of participants was 27.6(SD + 4.1). More than half of the respondents (55.4%) had a bachelor degree and the majority (86.4%) were working less than 40 h per week, mostly in dispensing units (75.4%). About one third of the participants (32.7, 95% CI; 26.8-39.2) were found to be satisfied with their job. Age category of 20 to 25 years in reference to age greater than 30 years (AOR = 3.5, 95% CI; 1.1-9.7), holding a bachelor degree in reference to having diploma (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI; 1.8-10.00), working for more than 40 h per week (AOR = 6.2, 95% CI, 2.4-16), and working in dispensing units (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI; 1.1-5.5) were found to have strong association with job dissatisfaction. Conclusion: In this study, the job satisfaction levels of pharmacy professionals were found to be very low. The age category of 20 to 25, holding a bachelor degree, working for more than 40 h per week, and working in dispensing unit were found to be strong predictors of job dissatisfaction. Hence, pharmacy directors and hospital administrators should work to reduce unnecessary workload on the staffs and create good working climate.

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“…The lack of additional resources coupled with the pressure to successfully execute MARQUIS toolkit implementation likely added additional strain and perceptions of limited leadership support at many sites. Other studies of pharmacist job satisfaction have found a positive association between job satisfaction and adequate staffing and that pharmacists often feel unsupported by management in general, whether due to lack of resources or for other reasons 49 50…”

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Organisational context of hospitals that participated in a multi-site mentored medication reconciliation quality improvement project (MARQUIS2): a cross-sectional observational study

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ObjectivesMedication reconciliation (MedRec) is an important patient safety strategy and is widespread in US hospitals and globally. Nevertheless, high quality MedRec has been difficult to implement. As part of a larger study investigating MedRec interventions, we evaluated and compared organisational contextual factors and team cohesion by hospital characteristics and implementation team members’ profession to better understand the environmental context and its correlates during a multi-site quality improvement (QI) initiative.DesignWe conducted a cross-sectional observational study using a web survey (contextual factors) and a national hospital database (hospital characteristics).SettingHospitals participating in the second Multi-Centre Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS2).ParticipantsImplementation team members of 18 participating MARQUIS2 hospitals.OutcomesPrimary outcome: contextual factor ratings (ie, organisational capacity, leadership support, goal alignment, staff involvement, patient safety climate and team cohesion). Secondary outcome: differences in contextual factors by hospital characteristics.ResultsFifty-five team members from the 18 participating hospitals completed the survey. Ratings of contextual factors differed significantly by domain (p<0.001), with organisational capacity scoring the lowest (mean=4.0 out of 7.0) and perceived team cohesion and goal alignment scoring the highest (mean~6.0 out of 7.0). No statistically significant differences were observed in contextual factors by hospital characteristics (p>0.05). Respondents in the pharmacy profession gave lower ratings of leadership support than did those in the nursing or other professions group (p=0.01).ConclusionsHospital size, type and location did not drive differences in contextual factors, suggesting that tailoring MedRec QI implementation to hospital characteristics may not be necessary. Strong team cohesion suggests the use of interdisciplinary teams does not detract from cohesion when conducting mentored QI projects. Organisational leaders should particularly focus on supporting pharmacy services and addressing their concerns during MedRec QI initiatives. Future research should correlate contextual factors with implementation success to inform how best to prepare sites to implement complex QI interventions such as MedRec.

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Job satisfaction in hospital pharmacists

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

Survey of Attitudes toward Work among Pharmacists Working in Large Group Hospitals

Survey of Attitudes toward Work among Pharmacists Working in Large Group Hospitals

Job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals working in public hospitals and its associated factors, eastern Ethiopia

Organisational context of hospitals that participated in a multi-site mentored medication reconciliation quality improvement project (MARQUIS2): a cross-sectional observational study

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