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

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

Munson Healthcare System Consists of:

Munson Medical Center – Traverse City Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital – FrankfortHome Health – 32 countiesNorth Flight – air & ground servicesManagement Contracts

Mercy Hospital Grayling, Mercy Hospital Cadillac, Kalkaska Memorial Health Center

Partnering HospitalsWest Shore Medical Center – Manistee and Otsego Memorial

Hospital – Gaylord

Munson Medical CenterNow a Magnet Hospital

Northwestern Michigan College facilitates advanced nursing degrees through University Center

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

NMC - MMC Joint Appointments

Process: the staff nursediscusses joint appointment possibility with

managerdetermines release time schedule if neededinterviews for and secures an adjunct faculty

positioncommunicates release hours to the Director of

Nursing Programs at NMC

NMC - MMC Joint Appointments

Process: the administrationverification form sent from NMC director of

nursing to MMC manager before contract is set upverification form identifies

instructorspecific coursedates of instructionhours of releasesalary amount

NMC - MMC Joint Appointments

Process: the administrationeach course carries a college salary amountany release time paid by MMC is at the

instructor’s normal hourly rateNMC reimburses MMC for the release time

amount and subtracts it from the contract amountany remaining course salary amount is paid

directly to the instructor

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

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?

Contact Us

Jean Rokos, Northwestern Michigan Collegejrokos@nmc.edu

231-995-1248

Bill Brundage, Munson Healthcarewbrundage@mhc.net

231-935-6492