Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Hospitalist | Days & Nights
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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 | Hospitalist | Days & Nights
- Location: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
- Status: Contingent | Days & Nights
- Setting: 100% Inpatient | 100% Adult Patients
- Call/Weekends: No call requirements | Every third weekend
Position Overview
Henry Ford Health System is seeking a contingent Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospital Medicine team at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.
This role focuses on providing comprehensive inpatient care for hospitalized and observation patients through admissions, daily rounding, clinical assessments, and ongoing management of acute and chronic medical conditions.
The APP will evaluate acute clinical changes, develop evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians, and work closely with nursing, case management, consultants, and other interdisciplinary team members to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.
Responsibilities include timely documentation, facilitating transitions of care, and supporting quality and patient safety initiatives.
This position has no call requirements, working every third weekend is required and the opportunity to practice at the top of your license with a high degree of clinical autonomy and meaningful physician collaboration in a supportive hospital medicine environment.
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
- One year responding to Rapid Response/Critical care 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 inpatient care, including admissions, daily rounding, and clinical management of acute and chronic conditions. They will collaborate with supervising physicians and interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care and facilitate effective transitions.
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 | Hospitalist | Days & Nights at Henry Ford Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine (PA) — ranked against 84 active Hospital Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Hospital Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 62% have no call, 64% 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).
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