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Human Resource Management (HRM or HR) is the strategic approach to effective management inhuman services at business or organization with objective goal to help their business gain a competitive advantage. In particular, it is designed to maximize employee performance at work and focuses primarily on managing people within organizations, focusing on policies and systems. Human resources are a competitive advantage for an organization and a key feature of Human Resource Management. In particular, an organization's workforce is perceived as valuable resources used to achieve its goals. Job satisfaction occurs from the combination of the work environment and the emotions created to the employees, reflected in their performance and general will. Several factors contribute to build a sense of satisfaction among hospital staff, and that’s the reason why the issue of job satisfaction is so important in health structures worldwide. Research conducted concludes that the organizational characteristics of the nursing facilities significantly influence the job satisfaction of nurses and other staff. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the job satisfaction of nursing staff in a private health unit, Agios Loukas Clinic. The Quantitative research method was selected for data gathering and the research has been conducted with the use of a questionnaire. The survey sample consisted of 127 nursing staff and the results showed, that overall job satisfaction can be described as high. At the same, time while participants largely responded that they were pleased with the supervision - support, work nature and relationships with colleagues. On the contrary, less satisfaction is reported for working conditions, promotion opportunities and the extra rewards.