Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant | Brighton Center Recovery

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Brighton Center for Recovery | Full-Time | Days

Location: Henry Ford Brighton Center for Recovery

Status: Full-Time | Days

Call/Weekends: Rotating weekend coverage with some on-call requirements

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Behavioral Health Recovery Center team in Brighton, MI. This role focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients with substance use disorders, including medication-assisted treatment, recovery planning, patient education, and ongoing care coordination. The APP will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment alongside physicians, behavioral health providers, nurses, and support staff to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.

This day-shift position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting patients throughout their recovery journey. Candidates must have a minimum of one-two years of addiction medicine experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

• 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.

• 1-2 years of addiction medicine experience as an APP required
• NP or PA graduate from an accredited program
• National certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA)
• BLS required
  ; ACLS required (or obtained after hire)

• 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)

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

• 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).

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – required (may be obtained after hire)

• 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

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Brighton Center for Recovery
• Department: HFBCFR Alcohol Dependency
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable

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.

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  .

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