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Healthcare United
Trumbull, Connecticut

Physician Assistant (Critical Care) needed for ICU Nights & Neurocritical Training near Trumbull, CT/ ASAP start

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Critical Care Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent opportunity in the Trumbull, Connecticut area with an established hospital system. Join a collaborative closed ICU with premium night differentials, no call and opportunities to build Neurocritical Care expertise. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Critical Care
  • Location: Trumbull area, Connecticut
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Closed Medical, Surgical and Neurological ICU
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Provide comprehensive care for complex critically ill patients as a core member of a multidisciplinary ICU team. The position includes advanced life support, bedside procedures and ultrasound-supported clinical decisions, with training and opportunities to cross-train across subspecialties, including Neurocritical Care.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time nights, listed at 40 hours weekly. No call. Exact shift lengths and weekend/holiday coverage are not specified.

Clinical Focus: Medical, Surgical and Neurological critical illness in a closed ICU.

Procedures / Competencies: Advanced Life Support, bedside procedures and Ultrasonography for clinical decision-making. Individual procedure requirements are not specified.

Training: Comprehensive orientation and subspecialty cross-training, including Neurocritical Care, with support for professional growth.

  • Support Staff / Resources: Collaborative Critical Care providers and a multidisciplinary inpatient team.
  • Patient Volume / ICU Capacity: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Physician Assistant training and appropriate professional credentials.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
  • At least 1 year of APP experience in a Critical Care setting required.
  • Experience caring for Neurocritical Care patients is preferred.

Availability for night coverage. Current CV required. ASAP start, subject to credentialing.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation with premium night differentials
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Generous PTO
  • Paid CME Time and CME Budget
  • Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance and higher education partnerships
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life and Disability Coverage
  • Emergency Backup Care, employee assistance and voluntary benefits

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive care for complex critically ill patients as a core member of a multidisciplinary ICU team. Perform advanced life support, bedside procedures, and ultrasound-supported clinical decisions.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careMultidisciplinary collaborationEpic EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (Critical Care) needed for ICU Nights & Neurocritical Training near Trumbull, CT/ ASAP start at Healthcare United a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Critical Care Medicine (PA) — ranked against 39 active Critical Care Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 10% in critical care medicine (pa)ranked against 39 Critical Care Medicine (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Critical Care Medicine listings in Connecticut6 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician assistant listings in Connecticut112 active4,826 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut physician assistant listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 9% offer loan repayment112 active listings, Nov 2026
New Critical Care Medicine listings (all professions)94 in the last 30 days86 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties)+1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (39 Critical Care Medicine (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Connecticut figures use all physician assistants: too few Connecticut Critical Care Medicine postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Among the best 10% of Critical Care Medicine (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 39 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation with premium night differentials
Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
Generous PTO
Paid CME Time and CME Budget
Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
401(k) with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance and higher education partnerships
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

Living in Trumbull

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$620k
Typical market rent
$3,102/mo
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.