Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant | Behavioral Health | Contingent

We are growing our Advanced Practice Provider team at our new state‑of‑the‑art facility where we provide exceptional mental health treatment services for individuals. At Henry Ford this position will be responsible for caring for our inpatient hospital patients.

• Provides inpatient and/or outpatient psychiatric care with the supervision, and consultation of medical staff
• Completes psychiatric evaluations, performs a mental status examination, orders and interprets tests.
• Makes diagnoses and institutes and conducts appropriate treatment plans. Works in collaboration with other team members which may include medicine, social work, nursing, psychology, behavioral techs, physicians in other departments as well as support staff.
• Performs nursing functions independently.
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant performs provider‑level clinical duties including face‑to‑face patient assessments, response to medical emergencies in‑house, and coordination of any necessary patient transfers

• Requires Master’s Degree (MSN) in Psychiatric‑Mental Health (PMH) Nursing or other MSN with additional coursework for eligibility for (PMH) Board Certification OR Requires Bachelor’s Degree and completion of an AMA approved Physician Assistant program
• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse, and certified from MI State Board of Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) and ANA/ANCC Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). OR Michigan state licensure; and continued certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA).
• Requires DEA License and BCLS certificate

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affiant Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.