Describing Career Satisfaction of Registered Dietitians with Management Responsibilities

Emotional Intelligence, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout for Dietitians

“…Effective health care should not just focus on patients, but also on providers. Sauer, Canter, and Shanklin (2012) argued that the future of dietetics-related research should focus on the retention of qualified professionals. In order to achieve a highly qualified and skilled workforce, the field of dietetics needs experienced employees.…”

“…Currently, research related to job satisfaction and factors related to retention are limited and outdated for dietitians (Sauer et al, 2012). Also, dietitians are under-researched (Slawson, Clemens, & Bol, 2000;Whelan, 2007), and the relationship between burnout, job satisfaction, and EI has not been examined for dietitians.…”

“…Consequently, EI has not been analyzed for dietitians in relation to job satisfaction and burnout. Literature that is present for dietitians related to components of EI is outdated (Sauer et al, 2012). Birks et al (2009) analyzed EI with a variety of health professions, but registered dietitians were not included.…”

“…Dietitians play an important role in the health care team, and they have a higher level of satisfaction when practitioners feel that they are helpful to the population being served (Sauer et al, 2012). Chen et al (2012) concluded that dietitians were moderately satisfied at work, but were dissatisfied with advancement opportunities.…”

“…Additionally, helping individuals has been noted as a factor related to increased levels of job satisfaction for registered dietitians (Stone, Vaden, & Vaden, 1981;Whaley & Hosig, 2000). Also, the development of work related skills has been noted to contribute to increased levels of job satisfaction (Sauer et al, 2012). Job satisfaction for dietitians can be improved through career advancement (Cody et al, 2011).…”