Nurse Practitioner ​/ Physician Assistant | Detroit | Psychiatry Consult Liaison | Full Time | Days

Location: Henry Ford Detroit, Henry Ford West Bloomfield

Status: Full-Time | Days

Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8am - 4:30pm

Setting: 100% Adult Patients

Call/Weekends: No call requirements, yes weekends

Henry Ford Health Detroit is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Psychiatry Consult Liaison team. This day shift position provides the opportunity to deliver comprehensive psychiatric consultation services for hospitalized patients across a variety of medical and surgical specialties, collaborating closely with psychiatrists and the interdisciplinary care team to provide high-quality, patient-centered care. The APP will perform psychiatric assessments, develop treatment plans, manage psychiatric conditions, and coordinate care to support patients with complex behavioral health needs.

The primary practice location is Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, with occasional coverage at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. Behavioral health experience is required, while addiction medicine experience and previous Nurse Practitioner experience are strongly preferred. Candidates should be able to practice autonomously, demonstrate flexibility, and thrive in a collaborative inpatient environment.

• 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.

• Behavioral Health Experience preferred
• Addiction Medicine Experience strongly 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)

• 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)

• Mental Health:
  Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification (PMHNP-BC) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

• 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:
  Behavioral Services
• Department: _Liaison
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable