The concept of job enrichment requires a healthcare leader, not just a manager. It concerns the amount of responsibility an individual is able to exercise in the work environment. When a job is enriched, the individual assumes higher-level functions and responsibilities not previously delegated to him or her. The normal method of delegation in most veterinary practices means job enlargement. If someone does well, the doctor gives them more to do.
Job enrichment increases the employee's authority, responsibility, and autonomy.
Consequently, job enrichment provides greater intrinsic rewards to employees. Supervisor and middle management resistance is the rule not the exception when attempting job redesign. To give someone authority and accountability in solving problems as they arise, the same accountability and authority must be taken away from middle management. There has always been a wide variation in both the compensation levels and the ways that salary levels are determined. Each veterinary practice must establish a baseline and a progression plan based on its own historical liquidity.