Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | SICU | Nights

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Job Description

Location:  Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Status:  Full-Time

Schedule: 36 hours - Nights

 

Position Overview:

Henry Ford Health Macomb Hospital  is seeking a full-time  Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant  to join our collaborative Critical Care team in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). This position offers the opportunity to deliver comprehensive inpatient care to critically ill patients, serving as a first-line provider responsible for patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination in collaboration with patients, families, intensivists, physicians, nursing staff, and the interdisciplinary care team. The Advanced Practice Provider will also perform procedures consistent with credentialing, training, and experience.  A minimum of one year of Critical Care (ICU) experience as an Advanced Practice Provider is required.

 

Why Henry Ford Health

• 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.

Qualifications

• 1 year of critical care experience as an APP required
• 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)

 

Credentials:

 

Education & Training

• 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)

 

Licensure

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

 

Certification

• 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)

 

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