Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Detroit | Women's Health | Full Time | Days
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Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Detroit | Women's Health | Full Time | Days
Location: Henry Ford Detroit
Status: Full-Time | Days | 36hrs
Schedule: Rotating Schedule | 4days per week - one 12hr shift and three 8hr shifts
Setting: 100% Inpatient | 60% Postpartum, 40% Benign Gynecology
Weekends: Every other weekend
Position Overview:
Henry Ford Health System is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Women’s Health inpatient team at a Level IV maternal care center. This high-acuity, high-impact role offers a broad clinical scope across obstetrics and benign gynecology, with active involvement in patient care from admission through discharge, including care coordination, clinical decision-making, and safe care transitions. The position is procedurally rich, providing opportunities for bedside procedures such as neonatal circumcisions, while working closely with attending physicians and a multidisciplinary team of residents, fellows, and students in a collaborative academic environment. Designed to address key system needs such as discharge efficiency and care coordination, this role allows providers to make a direct and visible impact on patient safety, experience, and operational performance. Ideal for an APP who values both autonomy and teamwork, this position offers strong physician and leadership support while enabling you to practice at the top of your license in a mission-driven setting.
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:
- NP or PA graduate from an accredited program
- Experience in Women’s Health (Labor and Delivery or outpatient setting)
- Experience in management of postoperative patients
- 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, 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
Overview
HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.
Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry
Ford Health System has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness
and access to day care services at Bright Horizons Midtown Detroit, and a whole host of other
benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.