CVICU / Cardiac Surgery | Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Henry Ford Health

Location: Henry Ford Hospital

Status: Full-Time | Rotating

Schedule: 3 Days/Week

Setting: 100% Inpatient | Adult Patients

Call/Weekends: Rotating Weekends/Holidays. No call.

Position Overview:

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the CVICU/Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Provider team at Henry Ford Main Hospital. This role involves advanced ICU-level assessment and management of complex cardiac surgery patients, including those supported with mechanical circulatory support (MCS), as well as performance of select invasive procedures. Responsibilities also include inpatient history and physicals, consultations, and pre/post-operative evaluation of patients undergoing cardiac interventions in collaboration with the cardiac surgery and critical care teams. Candidates must be board certified with an active Michigan APP license and have a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience, including at least 1 year in an ICU setting.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat work-related injuries and illnesses
Manage bloodborne pathogen exposures and vaccination programs
Perform medical surveillance and respirator fit testing
Ensure compliance with OSHA, MIOSHA, and CDC guidelines

Why Henry Ford Health

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
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
Current Michigan licensure
BLS required
Min. 3 years of APP experience, with at least 1 year ICU experience.
CSU-ALS certification, ECMO certification

Education & Training

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)
Physician Assistant (PA): Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

Licensure

Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan, or in the process of applying (proof of application required)

Certification

NP: National certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan (e.g., ANCC, AANP)
PA: Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

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. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.