There is promising news for healthcare IT departments: The vast majority of IT employees — 86 percent — are either satisfied or highly satisfied with their jobs. That means just 14 percent are unsatisfied. A recent survey from Greythorn on the healthcare IT market uncovered key findings about career moves within this environment.
Here are six key findings on health IT career moves.
1. Of the 14 percent of respondents who were dissatisfied, 20 percent said their dissatisfaction stemmed from career progression. Sixteen percent said it stemmed from a manager/supervisor, 13 percent from the challenge of the job, 11 percent from salary and 11 percent from questionable ethics. Twenty-two percent indicated there was another reason.
2. However, nearly eight out of 10 respondents would recommend their current employer to a friend or colleague.
3. The main reason health IT professionals left their previous role was for career development or advancement, with 28 percent of respondents indicating so. The second most common reason (17 percent) was work/life balance, followed by 11 percent leaving for higher salaries.
4. When employees do leave jobs, most (32 percent) said a basic compensation increase of 6 percent to 10 percent would be acceptable. Twenty-two percent said an 11 percent to 15 percent increase would be acceptable. Only 4 percent would be comfortable with a 0 percent increase, and just 2 percent said more than a 50 percent increase would be acceptable.
5. In their current roles, the majority of IT professionals (81 percent) said the main reason for inspiration in their work is the satisfaction of a job well done. The second most common inspiration was the challenge of the work (58 percent), followed by career progression (45 percent).
6. However, when considering a new job, key priorities include higher salary (32 percent), career development/advancement (28 percent) and more interesting work (15 percent).
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