Interprofessional Team Collaboration and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Organizational Tenure in Health Professionals

Existing literature highlights a positive association between healthcare workers' interprofessional team collaboration (ITC) and job satisfaction. However, the role of contextual factors, such as organizational tenure, remains unclear. This study examined the relationship between perceived ITC and job satisfaction, focusing on how it varies with organizational tenure. A cross-sectional survey involved 251 workers from an Italian geriatric institution (76% female; 52% aged over 50), employed as healthcare assistants (33%), nurses (22%), educators (15%), rehabilitation professionals (15%), and physicians (11%), with an average tenure of 17 years (range 0–40). Participants completed the Job Satisfaction of Health Professionals Scale and the Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale-II. Stepwise regression confirmed the positive association between ITC and job satisfaction. Moreover, this association appeared stronger for newcomers to the organization and weaker among workers with more extended organizational tenure. These findings suggest the potential relevance of interventions aimed to sustain and optimize ITC to enhance job satisfaction, particularly among short-tenured employees, thus offering actionable insights for organizational policies and practices in healthcare services.