Vol 9, No 1 (2006)
Occasional surveys
Published online: 2006-01-25
Job-sharing in nuclear medicine: an 8-year experience (1998-2006)
Nucl. Med. Rev 2006;9(1):82-83.
Abstract
Job-sharing is generally defined as a situation in which a single
professional position is held in common by two separate individuals,
who alternatively, on a timely basis, deal with the workload
and the responsibilities. The aim of the present paper is to
discuss prerequisites and characteristics of job-sharing
by medical doctors and implications in a department of nuclear
medicine. Job-sharing facilitates the combination of family life
with professional occupation and prevents burnout. The time
schedule applied by job-sharers is relevant: will both partners
work for half-days, half-weeks, or rather alternatively during one
to two consecutive weeks? This crucial choice, depending
on personal as well as on professional circumstances, certainly
influences the workflow of the department.
Keywords: job sharingnuclear medicine