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Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | West Bloomfield | Hospitalist | Contingent | Midnights
Location: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Status: Contingent | Midnights
Schedule: 12hr shifts
Setting: 100% Inpatient | 100% Adult Patients
Call/Weekends: No call requirements, yes weekends
Position Overview:
Henry Ford Health System is seeking a contingent Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospital Medicine team at Henry Ford West Bloomfield 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 offers 12-hour shifts with weekday and weekend coverage, no call requirements, 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:
- 1 year experience in Hospital Medicine preferred
- 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