OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS- A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Occupational stress is considered to be an important factor for the successful functioning of the organization, especially in the health care sector. Health care professionals emphasize their service towards society, providing diagnostic services, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitative services. However, it is difficult to perform effectively without a sense of job satisfaction due to occupational stress. Significantly, it is difficult to achieve success and development as a professional in the health field. Moreover, people think positively about the nature of their job as it is known to be a service sector. Considering the quality, balanced work environment, and employee satisfaction of the health care professionals, the management should take necessary initiatives in creating a better, stress-free work environment and satisfaction. The individual job satisfaction and reduction in occupational stress can be addressed through the organization's policies and welfare measures provided to the healthcare professionals. Occupational stress and job satisfaction are two valuable measures for a healthier work environment as they influence healthcare professionals beyond expectations. Islam et.al. (2022) in their studies indicated the importance of characteristics of occupational stress due to a global shortage of nurses. However, there are only a fewstudies that explored the factors that influence occupational stress and affect job satisfaction. The primary aim of this study is to examine the relationship between occupational stress and job satisfaction. It also tries to analyse the intervention strategies for better outcomes in the workplace of healthcare professionals. The researchers used a descriptive research design and non-probability sampling with a convenient sampling method for the study. The results of the present study indicate that health care professionals ' satisfaction needs and psychological well-being need to be monitored.

Keywords: Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, Health Care, Workplace