Organizational climate and job satisfaction of nursing staff in the public health system in Peru

Lisseth B.V.M.; del Carmen G.-D.N.; Pamela A.-H.B. · Revista Venezolana de Gerencia (2023) · DOI: 10.52080/rvgluz.28.e9.10

Resumen

In the health system, managers are more interested in improving the organizational climate and with it job satisfaction, which impacts productivity and quality of care. The objective was to determine the organizational climate and job satisfaction of nursing staff in the public health system in Peru in the year 2022. It was a quantitative study with a correlational scope; The sample consisted of 51 workers, the survey was used as a technique and as a data collection instrument a questionnaire validated by experts with a reliability level of 0.95 according to Cronbach’s Alpha. The results determined the existence of a positive and moderate relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction with a correlation value of 0.760, demonstrating that there is a significant relationship between variables, highlighting the interpersonal relations dimension with a positive, moderate and high value of 0.610 and the autonomy dimension with a positive, fair and low value of 0.380. It was concluded that the organizational climate is strongly related to the job satisfaction of the nurses included in the state health system of Peru, its periodic measurement and taking of actions being recommended in order to maintain adequate values and promote labor productivity in the health sector.

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo