Background:

The job satisfaction of rehabilitation nurses contributes to individual performance, patient care quality and safety, and organizational success. Thus, its assessment is vital.

Objective:

To analyze the job satisfaction of rehabilitation nurses in the Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM - Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira), Public Corporation (EPE - Entidade Pública Empresarial).

Methodology:

This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory-descriptive, and analytical study. The Nurse Job Satisfaction Scale was used to collect the data. The statistical analysis included simple descriptive statistics. This study was approved by the Health Ethics Committee (Opinion no. 25/2019).

Results:

Overall, 97.35% of nurses are moderately satisfied with their work. Concerning the dimensions, 43.36% of the participants express their “Satisfaction with Professional Recognition,” while 51.33% are dissatisfied with “Recognition and Remuneration.”

Conclusion:

Most participants are moderately satisfied. It is necessary to pay closer attention to global satisfaction and its dimensions, particularly “Satisfaction with leadership,” “Satisfaction with organizations and resources,” “Satisfaction with recognition and remuneration,” and “Satisfaction with staffing,” to improve Job Satisfaction.

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