Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Same Day Clinic
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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
- Ready to make a real impact? Here's what you'll be doing in this exciting role:
- See patients of all ages – from newborns to our most seasoned patients – and tackle whatever health challenges walk through the door
- Be the acute care hero – manage urgent health issues across all age groups with skill and confidence
Stabilize and coordinate – work your magic on uncontrolled chronic conditions to get patients stable, then connect them with their primary care team for ongoing management
Flex your preventative care muscles – jump on opportunities to help patients stay healthy and prevent future problems
Fine-tune chronic care management – make thoughtful adjustments to treatment plans as needed, always keeping the patient's best outcome in mind
Own your patient load – expect to see 30-40 patients per day once you hit full capacity (don't worry—you'll have 3-6 months to ramp up!)
Be a team player – cover at our Same Day Clinic locations as needed. You'll have a primary home base at either 3235 E Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI 49202 or 1401 W North St, Jackson, MI 49202, where you'll spend most of your time, with flexibility to support our other clinic locations
Work at the top of your license – enjoy high-level autonomy with the support and collaboration of an incredible team of APPs and physicians
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week with no weekend shifts. Optional on-call weeks available with extra work shift pay for those who want to expand their impact!
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in nursing (NP) or equivalent graduate degree (PA)
- Current NP/PA license in Michigan
- Current RN license (for Nurse Practitioner candidates)
- BLS certification
- ACLS/ATLS/PALS provider certification as required by department
- Active DEA registration with Controlled Substance License (CSL)
- Ability to provide care across all age groups (birth to death)
- Collaborative practice style with comfort working autonomously within a team environment
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ years of primary care experience
- Proficiency in performing clinical procedures
- Knowledge of quality metrics and performance-based care models
- Strong patient satisfaction scores (Press Ganey)
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will manage acute and chronic health conditions for patients of all ages in a same-day clinic setting. They are responsible for stabilizing patients, coordinating care with primary teams, and performing preventative care while maintaining high patient volume.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Same Day Clinic 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 Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,352 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 48% have no call, 58% 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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