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What do clinical optometrists like about their job?
Jennifer Long1, Robin Burgess-Limerick, Fiona Stapleton
1School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Clinical & Experimental Optometry
|February 6, 2013
Summary
Optometrists find clinical challenges, helping people, and patient relationships satisfying in their work. Key stressors include clinical issues, workload demands, and management tasks, impacting job satisfaction.
Area of Science:
- Optometry
- Ophthalmology
- Healthcare Professionals
Background:
- Limited research exists on optometrist job satisfaction and stressors.
- Understanding optometrist experiences is crucial for professional development and retention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore factors contributing to job satisfaction among practicing optometrists.
- To identify common stressors experienced by optometrists in their clinical work.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative and quantitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 60 Australian optometrists.
- Interviews conducted between August 2009 and March 2010, covering clinical satisfaction, job satisfaction, and work-related stress.
Main Results:
- Optometrists reported satisfaction derived from clinical challenges (78%), helping people (48%), and patient relationships (47%).
- Clinical freedom was the most cited reason for job satisfaction (30%).
- Common stressors included clinical issues (42%), workload demands (33%), and management tasks (25%).
Conclusions:
- Identifying sources of satisfaction and stress is vital for improving employment satisfaction in optometry.
- Findings can inform the development of tools to assess job satisfaction and stress within the optometric profession.
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