Health Sector Employees’ Job Turnover and Performance of Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

The research examined health sector employees’ job turnover and performance of Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The study was anchored on human relations theory and expectancy theory was used as a supporting theory. The study used survey research design and data were collected through structured questionnaire. The population of the study covered the entire 755 senior and management staff of Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri, Imo State from where 262 respondents were sampled. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage, and the hypotheses were tested using chi-square. On the basis of the above, it was discovered that Job turnover affect organizational effectiveness in Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri, Imo State, and there is significant negative impact of job turnover on quality service in Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri, Imo State. This study concludes that employee job turnover can be reduced through human relation strategy which will add values to employee effectiveness. The researcher recommends that there is need to develop positive organizational policies which will help to reduce employee job turnover and achieve organizational effectiveness. Also, employees should not be given too much work schedule; hence the need for workers to enhance quality service for the achievement of organizational objectives. In all, there is need for employees’ accomplishment of task, and commitment so as to achieve patients’ patronage and productivity of the hospital.