At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Join a dynamic General Surgery team where you'll make a direct impact on patient outcomes while developing advanced surgical skills in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

• Conduct daily rounds on pre- and post-operative patients, documenting progress notes and managing clinical orders
• Perform surgical first assisting during scheduled OR cases and emergent overnight/weekend procedures
• Evaluate and manage ED and inpatient surgical consults with independent clinical judgment
• Execute bedside procedures including incision and drainage, wound debridement, chest tube placement, central line placement, Foley catheter placement, and wound VAC management
• Collaborate effectively with attending surgeons and resident physicians to optimize patient care and surgical outcomes
• Provide rotating at-home call coverage (approximately 4-5 times per month) for emergent OR cases with a 1-hour response time
• Maintain weekend on-call availability (approximately 1 day per month, scheduled in advance) for surgical support
• Support a diverse patient population including adult patients and select pediatric cases (age 14 and up) across multiple surgical specialties: general, HPB, colorectal, vascular, thoracic, breast, and select plastic surgery

**Required Qualifications**

• PA graduate from an ARC-PA accredited program OR NP graduate from a CCNE/NLNAC accredited program
• Current Michigan licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• National certification (NCCPA for PA; ANCC or AANP for NP)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification (may be obtained after hire)
• Minimum 1 year of prior surgical first assist experience
• DEA registration and Michigan Controlled Substance License (PA only); DEA registration (NP only)

**Preferred Qualifications**

• 2+ years of surgical first assist experience with demonstrated competency in bedside procedures (incision and drainage, wound debridement, chest tube placement, central line placement, Foley catheter placement, wound VAC management)
• 2+ years of acute care experience in a hospital setting