Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Hospitalist | Rotating

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 99,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Collaborative team

Meaningful impact

Job summary

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a part-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospital Medicine team at the Detroit campus. The role involves inpatient management, completing H&Ps, daily progress notes, discharge summaries, patient rounding, and ensuring timely disposition in a collaborative, team-based setting.

The APP will work with Hospital Medicine physicians, ED and inpatient nursing staff, and consulting teams, with onboarding support and opportunity to practice at

Qualifications

• 6 months inpatient APP experience preferred.
• NP or PA graduate from an accredited program.
• Current Michigan licensure or in-process.
• National certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA).
• BLS required; ACLS required (or obtained after hire).

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient management including H&Ps, daily progress notes, discharge summaries, and patient rounding.
• Collaborate with Hospital Medicine attendings, ED, inpatient nursing, and consulting teams.
• Discharge planning and ensuring timely disposition while working at the top of the license.

Education

Physician Assistant program ARC-PA accredited

Nurse Practitioner program CCNE/NLNAC accredited

Job description

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Hospitalist | Rotating

Location: Henry Ford Detroit

Status:Part-Time | Rotating

Schedule: 32hrs per week

Call/Weekends:No Call Required | Every other weekend

Position Overview:

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a part-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospital Medicine team at our Detroit campus. This role focuses on the comprehensive inpatient management of a diverse patient population, including completion of H&Ps, daily progress notes, discharge summaries, patient rounding, and ensuring timely disposition. The provider will perform ongoing assessments and reassessments based on changes in patient status while collaborating closely with Hospital Medicine physician attendings, Emergency Department and inpatient nursing staff, and consulting teams. Our APP team is well-supported within the medical group, with structured onboarding and strong physician collaboration, allowing providers to work at the top of their license while developing and implementing treatment plans in a dynamic, team-based environment.

Why Henry Ford Health

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
• Supportive, collaborative systemwide team
• Meaningful impact on employee health and safety

Employment contingent upon credentialing and completion of Employee Health screening per HFHS policy.

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Qualifications

• 6 months inpatient APP experience preferred
• NP or PA graduate from an accredited program
• Current (or in-process) Michigan licensure
• National certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA)
• BLS required; ACLS required (or obtained after hire)

Credentials:

Education & Training

• Physician Assistant (PA): Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
• Nurse Practitioner (NP): Completion of a Nurse Practitioner program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

Licensure:

• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of Michigan, or in the process of applying (proof of application required).

Certification:

• PA: Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• NP: National certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan (e.g., ANCC, AANP)

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – required (may be obtained after hire)

DEA / Controlled Substance Licensure

• PA: DEA and Michigan Controlled Substance License (CSL) required through credentialing
• NP: DEA registration required through credentialing; NPs do not hold a Michigan CSL and will use their Michigan license number during the application process