Dr DavidHISHAM ABDULRAHMAN SAAD ALEISSA2022-05-282022-05-28https://drepo.sdl.edu.sa/handle/20.500.14154/38368Abstract Background: Job satisfaction remains a key factor that affects the productivity of workers. Previous research reveals that job satisfaction is variable in the healthcare sector among various department workers. The goal of the study was to explore the relationship between job satisfaction and working hours among physicians at Saudi Arabia's King Fahad Hofuf Hospital. Methodology: 109 participants completed the short form job satisfaction survey, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) (Weiss et al., 1967). It is a twenty-item questionnaire measuring five dimensions of job satisfaction: the job itself, pay, promotion, supervision and co-workers. Result: The level of job satisfaction differs between the medical departments, considering that the highest rate of job satisfaction was among emergency doctors, the lowest percentage of job satisfaction was among surgeons, the majority of participants preferred to choose a shorter pattern of working hours (8–12), and less than 3% of the participants preferred the 16-hour pattern. Also, physicians preferred to have their free time during the weekend, and favoured morning shifts to night shifts. Conclusion: These results suggest that administration at this hospital should implement multiple possible measures to resolve and further enhance the job satisfaction among physicians in different departments.en