Charalampos Platis1, Christina Ilonidou2, Pantelis Stergiannis3, Antonios Ganas4, George Intas5. 1. National School of Public Administration and Local Government, Athens, Greece. 2. General Hospital of Kilkis, Kilkis, Greece. 3. Oncology Hospital "Agioi Anargiroi", Kifisia, Greece. 4. Collaborating Scientific Personnel, Hellenic Open University, Veria, Greece. 5. General Hospital of Nikaia "Agios Panteleimon", Nikaia, Greece. intasgeo@yahoo.gr.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Job rotation in nursing staff involves moving workers from one department to another to increase their qualities in all areas. AIM: Investigating the effects of job rotation of nursing staff on employee satisfaction and occupational engagement. METHODOLOGY: A total of 211 nurses took part in the study. A structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used to collect the data. The questions used were based on previous research tools. The data analysis was performed with the SPSS statistical package v.24.0. RESULTS: Τhe results regarding the correlation of job rotation, job satisfaction, and occupational engagement show that job rotation is positively related to occupational engagement and job satisfaction of nurses. The overall attitude of nursing staff toward job rotation is neutral, and they express moderate to neutral professional satisfaction, moderate degree of vigor and absorption, and moderate-to-high degree of dedication. Regarding the correlation of job rotation, job satisfaction, and occupational engagement with the demographic characteristics of nurses, it was found that the gender and years of work of nurses are not the factors that affect job satisfaction, occupational engagement, and job rotation. On the contrary, it was found that the age of nurses is a factor that only affects their work satisfaction, nursing education is a factor that only affects nurses' occupational engagement, and job position is a factor that affects nurses' occupational engagement and job rotation. CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the importance of job rotation of nursing staff in their professional satisfaction and occupational engagement.
INTRODUCTION: Job rotation in nursing staff involves moving workers from one department to another to increase their qualities in all areas. AIM: Investigating the effects of job rotation of nursing staff on employee satisfaction and occupational engagement. METHODOLOGY: A total of 211 nurses took part in the study. A structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used to collect the data. The questions used were based on previous research tools. The data analysis was performed with the SPSS statistical package v.24.0. RESULTS: Τhe results regarding the correlation of job rotation, job satisfaction, and occupational engagement show that job rotation is positively related to occupational engagement and job satisfaction of nurses. The overall attitude of nursing staff toward job rotation is neutral, and they express moderate to neutral professional satisfaction, moderate degree of vigor and absorption, and moderate-to-high degree of dedication. Regarding the correlation of job rotation, job satisfaction, and occupational engagement with the demographic characteristics of nurses, it was found that the gender and years of work of nurses are not the factors that affect job satisfaction, occupational engagement, and job rotation. On the contrary, it was found that the age of nurses is a factor that only affects their work satisfaction, nursing education is a factor that only affects nurses' occupational engagement, and job position is a factor that affects nurses' occupational engagement and job rotation. CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the importance of job rotation of nursing staff in their professional satisfaction and occupational engagement.