Job satisfaction of the radiological departments' staff

Job satisfaction is an important issue both because of its meaning as a staff well being factor as well as because of its associations with central implications of health care quality and productivity e.g. quality of care, organizational commitment, and health care staff's intention to leave.

The aim of the study was to explore factors associated with the job satisfaction of the radiological departments' staff. It was studied associations of job satisfaction and 1) personal, 2) work and organization related and 3) psychosocial work environment factors and 4) intention to stay in their work.

The study was performed in co-operation with the imaging units of two Finnish municipalities in spring 2007. The sample comprised two specialised care radiological departments facilities and eight primary care radiological departments. The data was collected via Internet in the spring 2007 from the personnel of the radiological departments. The response rate was 49% (n = 73/150). The data was analysed by using Spearman correlation and univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

The best predictors for the job satisfaction were work control and goal commitment. Correlation between job satisfaction and intention to stay at the radiological department person was working in was 0.68 (p = 0.001). The article suggests several means for enchancing job satisfaction and retention of the imaging units staff.