ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 2, 2004

Agenda Item No. 29



Introduced by the Human Services, County Services and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE ICEA NURSE PRACTITIONER/CLINIC NURSE UNIT AND TO RECLASSIFY TWO PART TIME POSITIONS IN THE ADULT HEALTH CENTER



RESOLUTION #04-018



WHEREAS, Ingham County operates the Adult Health Center as one of eight health centers in the County and one of three health centers within the Ingham County Human Services Building; and



WHEREAS, the Adult Health Center provides primary care and coordinates comprehensive health care for approximately 2,000 managed care patients enrolled in Medicaid and the Ingham Health Plan, and additionally conducts health examinations for refugees and immigrants and also conducts physical examinations, diagnosis and treatment for approximately 2,500 persons annually with exposure to sexually transmitted illness (STI); and



WHEREAS, the approximately 4,000 annual STI visits are managed by nurses with physicians available for consultation; and



WHEREAS, nurses working in the STI service must participate in specialized training provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and



WHEREAS, the Adult Health Center needs to have additional nurses trained to participate in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted illness; and



WHEREAS, it is possible to meet the needs of the Health Center by broadening the scope of work of a Health Center Nurse position, having the two employees sharing that position participate in the additional CDC training and assigned to participate in the operation of the STI services as necessary.



WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that a Health Center Nurse position be reclassified to Nurse Assessor in order to implement the needed change, and



WHEREAS, the ICEA Nurse Practitioner/Clinic Nurse Unit has been consulted, is supportive and is prepared to sign an amendment to the collective bargaining agreement in order to implement the recommended action.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the ICEA Nurse Practitioner/Clinic Nurse Unit collective bargaining agreement, which will implement the reclassification of the two part-time Health Center Nurse positions in the Adult Health Center (HLHADU019 and HLHADU012) from Health Center Nurse (ICEA Clinic Nurse 01) to Nurse Assessor (ICEA Clinic Nurse 02) effective January 1, 2004.













ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 2, 2004

Agenda Item No. 29



RESOLUTION #04-018



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the amendment after review by the County Attorney.



HUMAN SERVICES: The Human Services Committee will meet 1/26/04



COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Swope, Thomas, Hertel, Severino, Nevin

Nays: None Absent: De Leon Approved 1/20//04



FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: De Leon Approved 1/21/04