Factors affecting job satisfaction of employees in public hospitals: A case of Federal Medical Center Owerri Nigeria

The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors affecting health workers’ job satisfaction in public hospitals a case of Federal medical center Owerri Nigeria. This study employed a descriptive survey research design. The target population was 389 health workers who were categorized into top level, middle level management and lower level management. The sample was 198 employees which comprised of 9 top level management, 165 middle level management and 24 lower level management. Data for the study was gathered by using a self-administered questionnaire pertaining to employee job satisfaction. Contrary to earlier findings, this research found that working conditions has a negative insignificant effect of employees’ job satisfaction. However, a significant relationship was found between employees’ working conditions and job satisfaction using correlation analysis. Based on the findings, the height of unemployment limiting the employees’ right to better working conditions and other implications were discussed.