Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant / Palliative Care

Henry Ford Health; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health seeks an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner) to join its interdisciplinary palliative medicine team in Michigan. The role focuses on comprehensive consultations, care planning, and symptom management for patients with serious illness in the inpatient setting.

Qualified candidates hold a Master's in Nursing, current NP certification, and Michigan RN licensure. BLS/ACLS are optional; APP experience and team collaboration are essential, with CHPN/ACHPN

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing is required.
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification is required.
• Current Michigan RN licensure is required.
• BLS/ACLS: not required, but eligible applicants may still apply.
• Experience as an APP (Advanced Practice Provider) is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments addressing physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns for patients with serious illness.
• Lead advance care planning conversations and assist with directive completion.
• Manage pain and symptoms with compassionate, personalized care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to discuss goals of care.
• Support emotional wellness and provide health counseling to patients and families.
• Educate clinicians and staff about hospice and palliative care concepts.
• Maintain thorough clinical documentation of patient status and care updates.
• Possibly obtain CHPN or ACHPN certification within 2 years of joining (if NP role).
• Engage in continuing medical education related to palliative medicine.
• Bring APP expertise to the palliative care team.

Skills

APP experience

Team collaboration

DEA certification

Education

Master's degree in nursing

Nurse Practitioner certification

Current State licensure as RN in Michigan

Job description

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.

Job Description

As part of our dynamic interdisciplinary palliative medicine team, you'll make a real difference in patients' lives by providing comprehensive palliative medicine consultations to those navigating serious illness in the inpatient setting. Here's what you'll be doing:

1. Conduct comprehensive assessments that honor the whole person—diving into physical, psychological, and spiritual concerns for patients with serious illness and their families.
2. Facilitate meaningful advance care planning conversations and guide patients through advance directive completion, helping them clarify what matters most.
3. Master pain and symptom management with skill and compassion, ensuring patients with serious illness receive thoughtful, personalized care.
4. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to lead impactful goals of care discussions, working alongside the primary team to ensure patient voices are heard.
5. Champion emotional wellness by recognizing and seizing opportunities for health counseling with patients and families, partnering with the team to address the emotional needs of patients and their caregivers.
6. Share your expertise by educating other clinicians, healthcare administrators, and patients/families about hospice and palliative care concepts—spreading knowledge that transforms care.
7. Maintain thorough clinical documentation that captures the complete picture: patient condition, care provided, symptom management updates, and advance care planning discussions.
8. For NPs: Obtain or maintain current certification as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) or Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)—or commit to earning it within 2 years of joining us.
9. Stay sharp and inspired by participating in continuing medical education related to palliative medicine.
10. Bring your APP experience to the table—whether you're a seasoned palliative medicine APP or an experienced clinician ready to transition into this specialty, we'd love to have you on board.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing
• Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner
• Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse in Michigan
• BLS / ACLS
  • both are not required. If an applicant has BLS, but not ACLS, they can still apply
• Experience as an APP (Advanced Practice Provider)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in specialty or invasive care settings
• Demonstrated experience with multidisciplinary team collaboration
• DEA certification
• Current or willingness to obtain CHPN or ACHPN certification from HPNA within 2 years