company doctor

Workplace medical officer

A company doctor is a physician employed by a business to treat workers' injuries and assess fitness for duty.

The term also refers to a manager brought in to rescue a struggling company—someone who diagnoses organizational problems and implements fixes: She built her reputation as a company doctor, turning around three failing retailers.

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medical · clinic · healthcare · employee · pre-employment screening · examination · drug test · nurse · practitioner · injury · wellness · insurance · HR · diagnosis · sick · sick note · leave · return to work

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employer/affiliation

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Primary care physician

family practitioner · family physician · general practitioner · primary care physician · patient advocate

primary loyalty/interest

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Healthcare rights representative

Family

company, doctor, companies, companion, companionship, accompany, accompanied, accompanying, accompaniment

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