Role of Job Satisfaction in Mediating the Effect of Motivation and Employee Placement on Employee Performance at Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah (RSUD) Bali Mandara, Bali Province

This research reveals the role of job satisfaction in mediating the effect of motivation and employee placement on employee performance. The background of this research is based on the fact that the successful implementation of duties and responsibilities in the agency depends on the performance of the employees. optimal performance of employees is caused by various factors, but are thought to be determinants are the conditions of satisfaction of work conditions motivation and employee placement. An important idea that arises is to convey the importance of employee performance through job satisfaction, motivation and em ployee placement so that it has an impact on the tasks that must be car ried out by employees in providing health services. This research used a sample of management staff at RSUD Bali Mandara, Bali Province. PLS-based SEM with a quantitative approach and a measuring scale from previous studies is used in this study. Result of this research: motivation and employee placement have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction and employee performance. Job satisfaction has been proven to have a positive and significant effect on employee performance, but job satisfaction has not been able to mediate the indirect effect of motivation on employee performance and employee placement on employee performance. An important contribution given from this research, employee performance tends to be determined by employee placement, employee placement must be appropriate in accordance with the field of expertise, disposition, skills, and abilities.