EFFECT OF WORK LIFE BALANCE AND WORK ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEES JOB SATISFACTION IN THE NURSING DEPARTMENT AT MITRA SEJATI GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDAN

Abstract

This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of work-life balance and the work environment on employee job satisfaction in the nursing department of Mitra Sejati General Hospital Medan. This study uses an associative research method with a quantitative approach. The study population was 530 staff from Mitra Sejati General Hospital in Medan. Research sample consist of 85 nurses which obtained by purposive sampling. Direct distribution of a Likert-scaled questionnaire is used for data collection. The method of data analysis utilized an instrument test of validity, reliability, a classical assumption test, and a hypothesis test utilizing multiple linear regression analysis assisted by SPSS version 25. Based on the findings of the study, the work-life balance variable has a partial effect on job satisfaction, as indicated by t-statistic 4,447 > t-table 1,633. As indicated by the value of t-statistic 3,242 > t-table 1,633, the work environment variable has a partial effect on job satisfaction. Based on simultaneous testing, work-life balance and work environment has a simultaneous influence on job satisfaction variable with a value of F-statistic 7,277 > F-table 3,11, a R value of 0,588 and an Adjusted R Square value of 33%, while the remaining 67% is influenced by other factors not examined in this study.