Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Neurosciences | Nights
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
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 | Neurosciences | Nights
- Location: Henry Ford Macomb
- Status: Full-Time | Nights
- Call/Weekends: No call requirements, yes weekends
Position Overview
Henry Ford Health System is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Neurosciences team. This role focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination of patients with acute and chronic neurologic conditions, serving as a first-line provider to patients and their families in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. The NP/PA will provide inpatient and outpatient medical care while working closely with attending physicians, advanced practice providers, consultants, house officers, nurses, and other members of the care team to ensure high-quality, efficient, and evidence-based patient care. Responsibilities include patient evaluation and management, development of treatment plans, coordination of care, patient education, and performing specialty-specific procedures as indicated by training, experience, and credentialing. This position offers a 40-hour per week schedule with weekend coverage, no call requirements, and the opportunity to work within a supportive Neuroscience program dedicated to improving patient outcomes across the continuum of neurological care.
- 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
- 1-2 years of neuroscience experience as an APP required
- 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
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide comprehensive medical care for patients with acute and chronic neurologic conditions in a multidisciplinary environment. Responsibilities include patient evaluation, development of treatment plans, and coordination of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Neurosciences | Nights at Henry Ford Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,010 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Neurology — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 70% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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).
6.4/10 work-life score · Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,010 active roles in this profession
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