A Linchpin For Physician Satisfaction

                                                                By Mariah Taylor

The quality of a physician's onboarding experience can dictate whether or not they're satisfied with their new job, a recent report found.

The report surveyed 1,550 physicians to identify onboarding activities and how it contributed to job satisfaction for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Of physicians who had a positive onboarding experience, 56% reported being highly satisfied with their job, compared with 19% of those who had a negative onboarding experience.

Only 2% of physicians of those who had a positive onboarding experience were dissatisfied with their jobs, compared with 12% of those who had a negative one.

Forty percent of respondents said their onboarding process ran from three months to a year or more, but another 40% said theirs lasted just a month. Approximately 11% of healthcare organizations have at least one recruiting professional who is in charge of onboarding.

"A formal onboarding process is a significant factor in determining satisfaction levels among medical professionals," the report said. "Seventy-three percent of physicians and clinicians who reported satisfaction with their onboarding had undergone a formal process, compared to only 34% of those who were dissatisfied."

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