Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | West Bloomfield | Critical Care | Full Time | Nights

Location: Henry Ford West Bloomfield | Status: Full-time, midnights | Setting: 100% inpatient, 100% adult

About the role

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Critical Care team in West Bloomfield, MI. This highly autonomous role provides inpatient critical care coverage across the Medical, Surgical, and Neuro Intensive Care Units in collaboration with, but not necessarily in the presence of, a board-certified intensivist.

Providers will deliver emergent and inpatient critical care by obtaining comprehensive patient histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, making diagnoses, and developing and implementing evidence-based treatment plans. Working closely with staff physicians, house officers, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams, the APP will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality patient outcomes in a fast-paced critical care environment.

This position is ideal for candidates with strong medical or surgical backgrounds, exceptional critical thinking skills, and the ability to function effectively within a collaborative team setting while maintaining a high degree of independent clinical decision-making. The role offers significant procedural opportunities, including intubation, central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, temporary hemodialysis catheter placement, thoracentesis, and paracentesis. Procedural experience is preferred but not required, as all Department of Medicine procedures are individually credentialed based on training and experience.

This position features no call responsibilities and requires 1-2 weekends per month.

Responsibilities

• Obtain comprehensive patient histories and perform physical examinations
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests
• Make diagnoses and develop evidence-based treatment plans
• Perform critical care procedures (e.g., intubation, central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, temporary hemodialysis catheter placement, thoracentesis, paracentesis)
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes

Requirements

• 1 year of ICU inpatient experience as an APP
• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) program
• Current (or in-process) Michigan licensure
• National certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA)
• BLS certification (required)
• ACLS certification (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

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits
• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
• Supportive, collaborative systemwide team
• Meaningful impact on employee health and safety