Job Satisfaction & Employee Retention Survey

This study is being conducted by Doctor of Health Administration Candidate Kennedy Wright at the College of Graduate Health Studies at A. T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri. The purpose of this survey is to evaluate the effect of job satisfaction on employee retention.

The survey is summarized as follows:

• Fast – This survey has 36 brief questions that can be completed in approximately 15 minutes.
• Anonymous – All responses will remain confidential and anonymous. Data will be reported in an aggregate form only.
• Voluntary – Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary. Your consent may be withdrawn at any point during the survey. You may stop at any time during this survey.
• Beneficial – Upon request, you will receive a copy of the study findings after the study concludes.
• Charitable – For every completed survey response, the researcher will donate $1.00 to the American Lung Association, up to $300.00.

This survey is open to all health care workers over the age of 18, currently employed for a minimum of 1 year a health care facility, whether an in-patient or out-patient facility, across the United States. Employees can be in clinical, non-clinical, administrative, and technical roles. However, the survey does require participants to have access to both the internet and an electronic device such as a cellphone, computer, or tablet, which may limit those who come to participate in the study (Andrade, 2020). The inclusion of a variety of health care workers is to help support the mix of factors that are associated with HCWs perceptions of job satisfaction as well as employee retention. These factors include specifics of the work and social environment related to their roles (Cantarellli et al., 2023).

The research will not target any vulnerable population, including children, prisoners or those unable to consent to the research themselves (National Institute of Health, 2024). These groups are not part of the target population for this study. Pregnant women will not be excluded from the survey, who are considered a protected group; however, the study poses no harm to this group (National Institute of Health, 2024).

There are no anticipated discomforts or risks from taking part in this study. The survey does not discuss any potentially distressing topics that could potentially risk psychological harm (Labott et al., 2014). However, if you feel uncomfortable with a question, you may skip the specific question or withdraw from the study completely. If you decide to quit at any time before you have finished the questionnaire, your answers will not be recorded.

Participating in this study provides an opportunity for participants to contribute to the knowledge gained regarding the relationship between job satisfaction and employee retention. Moreover, participation will improve scholarly knowledge pertaining to improving health care workers' job satisfaction and employee retention, which is currently lacking. Participants may request a copy of the study results after the completion of the study. Additionally, completing this survey has a charitable impact, because Kennedy Wright (the researcher) will donate $1.00 to the American Lung Association for every completed survey response received (up to $300.00).