title: Evaluating Pharmacists' Motivation and Job Satisfaction Factors in Saudi Hospitals.
abstract: High turnover rate among healthcare professionals is a very expensive price that healthcare organizations might pay if they don't have the proper strategies for motivating and satisfying their employees. Healthcare organizations should be able to identify areas that require more attention. Many studies discussed the vital link that bonds job satisfaction with motivation, which has a major impact on productivity, innovation, and overall organizational performance. Our study explored the level of job satisfaction and factors that motivate pharmacists in Saudi hospitals using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. From pharmacy managers' point of view; financial rewards are more important than non-financial incentives and benefits. This contradicts with pharmacists' opinions; who ranked recognition, promotion, job satisfaction, job feedback, autonomy and task significance among the most influential motivators to pharmacists. These results show that managers need to revise their plans and provide further attention to ensure that effective motivation and retention strategies are put in place.
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nabila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benslimane
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalifa
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009042:Motivation; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors