Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Behavioral Health | Days
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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
- Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Behavioral Health-Hopsitalist
- Location: Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital
- Status: Full-Time | Days
- Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Call/Weekends: Rotating Call Schedule, No weekends
- Ready to make a real difference in behavioral health? Here's what your day-to-day will look like:
Lead Clinical Care: Provide comprehensive inpatient medical and psychiatric care to a dynamic patient population of 160+ individuals, plus walk-in patients—no two days are exactly alike!
Collaborate & Connect: Work alongside a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, and support staff to develop and execute individualized treatment plans that actually work
Diagnostic Excellence: Conduct thorough patient assessments, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and manage acute medical and behavioral health conditions with confidence
Medication Management: Prescribe, monitor, and adjust medications while staying sharp on drug interactions and patient responses
Documentation & Communication: Maintain detailed, accurate medical records and communicate effectively with the care team to keep everyone on the same page
Patient Advocacy: Be the voice for your patients, ensuring they receive compassionate, evidence-based care throughout their inpatient stay
On-Call Commitment: Participate in call rotation to support urgent patient needs and maintain continuity of care
Professional Growth: Stay current with behavioral health best practices and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
Required Qualifications
Master's Degree in Nursing
Licensure as a Certified Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant in Michigan.
BCLS Certification
Preferred Qualifications
At least 2 years experience as an APP Required
Job Type: Full Time
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive inpatient medical and psychiatric care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop individualized treatment plans. Conduct thorough patient assessments, manage medications, and maintain accurate medical records to ensure high-quality patient advocacy.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Behavioral Health | Days at Henry Ford Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 60% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $139k (middle half $129k–$159k)289 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Michigan | 30 active | 2,221 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 60% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Nurse Practitioner listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment307 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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