MMC - NMC Joint Appointment Process
Jean Rokos, Northwestern Michigan CollegeBill 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 [email protected]
231-995-1248
Bill Brundage, Munson [email protected]
231-935-6492
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