Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 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
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Behavioral Health | Days
- Location: Henry Ford Detroit (1 Ford Place)
- Status: Full-Time | Days
- Schedule: Monday – Friday
- Setting: 100% Outpatient | Adult + Geriatrics
- Weekends: 2 Weekends per year
Position Overview
Henry Ford Health Detroit is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification to join our Behavioral Health team.
This role focuses on providing outpatient psychiatric care, including completing biopsychosocial histories, performing mental status examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, establishing diagnoses, and developing and managing appropriate treatment plans.
The PMHNP will provide care under the supervision of a qualified member of the medical staff and collaborate with physicians, social work, psychology, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to support high-quality, patient-centered behavioral health care.
A minimum of one year of outpatient Behavioral Health experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is required.
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.
Qualifications
- PMHNP Certification is required
- 1 Year of outpatient experience in Behavioral Health as an APP Required
- NP graduate from an accredited program
- Current (or in-process) Michigan licensure
- BLS required; ACLS required (or obtained after hire)
Credentials
Education & Training
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 Nurse Practitioner in the State of Michigan, or in the process of applying (proof of application required).
Certification
NP: National certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan (e. g., ANCC, AANP)
PMHNP: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification (PMHNP-BC) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Required Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – required
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – required (may be obtained after hire)
DEA / Controlled Substance Licensure
NP: DEA registration required through credentialing; NPs do not hold a Michigan CSL and will use their Michigan license number during the application process
Job Type: Full Time
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will provide outpatient psychiatric care, including conducting assessments, establishing diagnoses, and managing treatment plans. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, social workers, and psychologists to deliver high-quality, patient-centered behavioral health services.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Behavioral Health | Days at Henry Ford Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,176 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 25% in psychiatry (np) | ranked against 2,176 Psychiatry (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $140k (middle half $130k–$162k)282 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Michigan | 33 active | 2,205 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 54% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Nurse Practitioner listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment308 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #14 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,315 in the last 30 days | 1,034 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +5.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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