ABSTRACT
The study tends to examine the impact ofjob satisfaction and workers performance in the health sector (A case study ofEdo State Central Hospital, Benin City). The objectives ofthe study wereto access the level ofjob satisfaction among health workers in Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City, to identify if there exist policies that promotes job satisfaction for effective workers performance at Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City, to access the factors hindering job satisfaction among health workers in Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City and to identify possible ways ofsolving the problems ofjob satisfaction and how health workers can be motivated towards effective productivity at Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City. The study adopted survey research design. The population ofstudy ofthis research is made up ofthe entire staffofEdo State Central Hospital, Benin City. The sample size ofthis study is 175 respondents drawn from Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City The instrument usedfor the collection ofdata was the questionnaire which was administered to the study sampled respondents. Out ofthe 175 questionnaires distributed, 147 copies were retrieved. The data collected was analyzed using simple percentage and Spearman’s correlation analytical method to test the hypotheses generatedfor the study. The study discovered amongst others that, job satisfaction is optimumfor high productivity. Also, prompt and increase in salary affect the productivity of workers positively. Moreso, the study reveals that, shortage of hospital equipment is one ofthe factors that hindersjob satisfaction at Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City. The study further discovered in its findings amongst others that, there exists a significant relationship between job satisfaction and workers performance at Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City. Furthermore, policy recommendations were adopted which include amongst others that, management of Edo State Central Hospital, Benin City should design a well-articulated organization reward culture strategy. This should be actualized by identifying employees’ basic requirement, needs and preferences in developing their reward systems.
