Level of Job Satisfaction Among Organ Transplant Coordinators and Difficulties Experienced by Them.

Abstract

This study, which we believe will contribute to more successful transplant processes, was carried out to evaluate the level of job satisfaction among organ transplant coordinators and the difficulties experienced by them. As a cross-sectional study, this research was conducted between July 15, 2018, and August 8, 2018, through the support of the organ transplant coordinators working in the Turkish National Coordination Centre. Sociodemographic characteristics, insititutional difficulties and Minnesota Satisfaction Questonnaire were used for data collection. For the evaluation of the collected data, mean, standard deviation, t test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were used. Forty-eight percent of the organ transplant coordinators in this study experienced difficulties in getting overtime pay, whereas 38.2% experienced difficulties in getting the wages they deserved. A significant difference (P < .05) was found between having professional certification and job satisfaction level and between coordination system working unit and job satisfaction level. There was a negative correlation between job and job satisfaction level (P < .05). It will be useful to provide the necessary support to overcome the difficulties experienced by transplant coordinators and to increase job satisfaction levels.