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Occupational psychologists?

  
 
Kopi
16:16 / 27.02.02
After reading Tom's harrowing account of BBC torture, I got to thinking........

My dad is the chairman of the board for our local hospital, and recently we've been having problems with three of our doctors trying to overtake the operations of said hospital. One MD has gone certifiably nuts, sending letters to every board member clamoring for my father's and the CEO's resignation.....even though there's no precedent for it.

(I'll leave out the boring details)

Anyhow, the board is looking to hire new doctors for our hospital, but have no desire to hire someone as unbalanced as the last one. I brought up the concept of an OP to my father, and he was intrigued.

So, my question is, are occupational psychologists strictly a UK thing, or do they exist in the US? Are they legal for hiring practices in the US? (Discrimination and all that......)

Because I really think our hospital hiring board could use one right now........

Kopi
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
16:59 / 27.02.02
There are such things as Occupational/Corporate Psychologists. They're usually employed by high stress companies with capital to spare on that sort of luxury.

Your hospital may be in need of one but it's unlikely that they will be able to justify one as they are not part of primary or secondary operational practices.
 
 
Persephone
17:12 / 27.02.02
My old firm used an occupational psychologist, and we were a pretty small shoestring company. I think specifically the OP was used to evaluate sales professionals who were interviewing for positions... anyway, the OP firm was called Medina & Thompson (in Chicago), I think, if that gives you or your dad somewhere to start a search.

[Edited to add link.]

[ 27-02-2002: Message edited by: Persephone ]
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
17:21 / 27.02.02
That's a good point, outsourcing as opposed to an in-house position might actually work well.
 
  
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