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Henry Ford Health
Jackson, Michigan

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Hematology Oncology

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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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

Your Day-to-Day Impact:

Provide comprehensive assessment, work-up, and coordinated care for both outpatient and inpatient hematology and oncology patients

Manage a dynamic caseload of approximately 14 outpatient patients per day and 4-15 inpatient patients daily (50/50 split between settings)

  • Administer and oversee oral and IV anti-cancer therapies with precision and compassion
  • Educate patients on treatment plans and expertly manage therapy side effects to optimize their quality of life
  • Deliver survivorship care and long-term follow-up to support patients beyond active treatment

Clinical Responsibilities

  • Perform bone marrow biopsy procedures and other diagnostic interventions
  • Manage infusion reactions with clinical expertise and quick thinking
  • Respond to HALO messages and patient calls during on-call rotations
  • Prepare comprehensive Tumor Board documentation to support multidisciplinary care
  • Handle in-basket communications efficiently to keep care coordinated and timely

Work Environment

Thrive in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment where attention to detail and professional communication are paramount

  • Collaborate seamlessly with a robust team of 14 providers, 45 clinical team members, and 20 clerical staff
  • Contribute to consistently strong patient satisfaction and staff engagement scores
  • Build deeply satisfying, long-term relationships with patients through ongoing, compassionate care

Schedule: Full-time position with day shift hours (7:30 AM – 5:30 PM)

Currently weekday daytime coverage on a rotational two-week schedule

Potential for future rotational weekend coverage (1-6 shifts) and occasional evening/weekend on-call responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Nursing (for Nurse Practitioner candidates)
  • Current Nurse Practitioner certification (CNP) OR Current Physician Assistant certification (PA-C)
  • Current State Registered Nurse (RN) license (for NP candidates)
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) provider certification

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in hematology and oncology
  • Proficiency with EPIC electronic health record system

Job Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

Assess and coordinate care for inpatient and outpatient hematology and oncology patients, including administering anticancer therapies, managing treatment side effects, and providing survivorship follow-up. Perform bone marrow biopsies, manage infusion reactions and patient communications, and prepare documentation for multidisciplinary tumor boards.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentCare CoordinationOral and Intravenous Anticancer TherapyPatient EducationSide Effect ManagementInfusion Reaction ManagementInpatient CareOutpatient CareClinical Communication

Oncology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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$150k-175k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
45%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Oncology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 281 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,175/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jackson, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Henry Ford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Detroit, MI
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Full-time position
Academic medical center
Collaborative team of 14 providers