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MMC - NMC Joint Appointment Process

MMC - NMC Joint Appointment Process. Jean Rokos, Northwestern Michigan College Bill Brundage, Munson Medical Center. Northwestern Michigan College. 4,200 academic enrollment 2,000 post associate degree enrollment 1,400 corporate training enrollment 10,000 extended education enrollment.

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MMC - NMC Joint Appointment Process

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  1. MMC - NMC Joint Appointment Process Jean Rokos, Northwestern Michigan College Bill Brundage, Munson Medical Center

  2. Northwestern Michigan College • 4,200 academic enrollment • 2,000 post associate degree enrollment • 1,400 corporate training enrollment • 10,000 extended education enrollment

  3. Munson Medical Center • 3000+ Employees • 391 Beds • Top 100 Hospital, nine times • Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence • Top 100 Hospital Cardiovascular Services, four times • Level II Trauma Center

  4. Munson Healthcare System • Consists of: • Munson Medical Center – Traverse City • Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital – Frankfort • Home Health – 32 counties • North Flight – air & ground services • Management Contracts • Mercy Hospital Grayling, Mercy Hospital Cadillac, Kalkaska Memorial Health Center • Partnering Hospitals • West Shore Medical Center – Manistee and Otsego Memorial Hospital – Gaylord

  5. Munson Medical CenterNow a Magnet Hospital • Northwestern Michigan College facilitates advanced nursing degrees through University Center

  6. NMC - MMC Joint Appointments • Positive aspects: • adjunct faculty and manager agree on release hours from staff position • adjunct faculty have time to teach while preserving full-time benefits at MMC • adjunct faculty grow and develop new skills • NMC does not experience a clinical faculty shortage • NMC students have instructors who are current practitioners • adjunct faculty have established relationship with MMC nurses • some adjunct faculty teach in addition to clinical duties

  7. NMC - MMC Joint Appointments • Process: the staff nurse • discusses joint appointment possibility with manager • determines release time schedule if needed • interviews for and secures an adjunct faculty position • communicates release hours to the Director of Nursing Programs at NMC

  8. NMC - MMC Joint Appointments • Process: the administration • verification form sent from NMC director of nursing to MMC manager before contract is set up • verification form identifies • instructor • specific course • dates of instruction • hours of release • salary amount

  9. NMC - MMC Joint Appointments • Process: the administration • each course carries a college salary amount • any release time paid by MMC is at the instructor’s normal hourly rate • NMC reimburses MMC for the release time amount and subtracts it from the contract amount • any remaining course salary amount is paid directly to the instructor

  10. NMC - MMC Joint Appointments • Problematic aspects: • can be more expensive for the college if the college must pay for benefits in addition to the hourly rate • can result in over or under payment to adjunct faculty member if process is not followed

  11. Questions • What factors in your region would cause or allow hospitals and colleges to form joint appointment arrangements? • How would you maximize the positive aspects and minimize the negative aspects of a joint appointment arrangement? • What questions do you have for us?

  12. Contact Us • Jean Rokos, Northwestern Michigan College • jrokos@nmc.edu • 231-995-1248 • Bill Brundage, Munson Healthcare • wbrundage@mhc.net • 231-935-6492

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