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Henry Ford Health
Jackson, Michigan

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Cardiology

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callNo nightsFull-Time

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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 providing comprehensive cardiology care in a 50/50 inpatient/outpatient setting at Henry Ford Health Jackson. This full-time position welcomes new graduates and offers mentorship from experienced cardiologists.

  • Outpatient Responsibilities
  • Conduct pre-operative cardiac clearances for surgical patients
  • Manage hospital follow-up appointments and post-discharge care coordination
  • Perform same-day heart appointments (patient flow triaged by RNs)
  • Provide general follow-up care for established patients under cardiologist supervision
  • Maintain continuity of care and patient education
  • Inpatient Responsibilities
  • Round with cardiologists on hospitalized patients
  • Conduct follow-up consultations to ensure adherence to established care plans
  • Collaborate with the cardiology team on clinical decision-making and patient management
  • Schedule & Logistics
  • Full-time position: 40 hours per week, day shift
  • Weekend coverage: Approximately 1 in 4 weekends
  • No on-call requirements
  • Travel between two locations (5 miles apart) 1-2 times monthly on the same day
  • Locations: HF Jackson Hospital, HF Cardiology Jackson, HF Cardiovascular Medicine - Hillsdale, and HF Cardiology Jonesville
  • Patient Population
  • Adult cardiology caseload
  • No operative/surgical responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Physician Assistant (MSPAS/MPA)
  • Current state licensure or certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • DEA

Preferred Qualifications

  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) clinical experience
  • Prior cardiology experience
  • Additional Information

Job Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide comprehensive cardiology care in a 50/50 inpatient and outpatient setting. Responsibilities include conducting cardiac clearances, managing follow-up appointments, and rounding with cardiologists on hospitalized patients.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Inpatient careOutpatient careCardiac clearanceElectronic health records

Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Cardiology at Henry Ford Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Cardiology (PA) — ranked against 133 active Cardiology (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Cardiology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 133 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights
  • 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.