Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant | Detroit | Neurology

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Detroit | Neurology | Full Time | Days

Location: Henry Ford Detroit, Henry Ford West Bloomfield and Henry Ford Lakeside

Status: Full-Time | Days

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Neurology team within the Vascular/Stroke Division. This clinic-based APP will primarily manage ischemic stroke and TIA patients following hospitalization, providing comprehensive post-stroke follow-up care. Responsibilities include obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, formulating diagnoses, and developing evidence-based treatment and secondary prevention plans.

As experience and comfort grow, the APP may also support neuro endovascular follow-up visits. The provider will collaborate closely with neurologists, stroke specialists, nursing staff, and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure high-quality, coordinated, and patient-centered outcomes. This position will support outpatient services across Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in West Bloomfield Township, and Henry Ford Lakeside Medical Center

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
• Collegial Leadership Team
• 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.

• NP or PA graduate from an accredited program
• APP with stroke experience preferred
• 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

Additional Information

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department:
  Neurology - Lakeside
• 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  .

The health…