Job Satisfaction: How Do Social Workers Fare with Other Interdisciplinary Team Members in Hospice Settings?

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among hospice interdisciplinary team members, which included social workers, nurses, and other professionals (i.e., home health aides and spiritual care providers.) Interdisciplinary team members ( N = 76) from four hospices in the midwest participated in the study. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that significant differences in satisfaction resulted in the areas of distributive justice, autonomy, and opportunity between social workers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members.