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Wethersfield, Connecticut

Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant | Inpatient & Operative Care | Greater Hartford, CT / ASAP start

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent opportunity in Greater Hartford, Connecticut with an established hospital system. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Vascular Surgery
  • Location: Greater Hartford, Connecticut
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Inpatient Vascular Surgery with operative assistance as needed
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Follow Vascular Surgery patients through consultation, perioperative care and discharge. Work with attending surgeons and other medical providers to assess changing clinical needs, respond to acute concerns and maintain coordinated inpatient care.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time, listed at 40 hours weekly, with rotating coverage and night shifts listed. No call. Exact rotation, weekend and holiday requirements are not specified.

Clinical Responsibilities: Daily rounding, new hospital consultations, crisis intervention, pre- and postoperative management, discharge planning and assistance on operative cases as needed.

Support Staff / Resources: Vascular Surgery attending physicians, other medical providers and inpatient hospital resources.

  • Patient / Case Volume: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.

At least one year of APP experience is required. Two or more years of APP experience in a vascular surgery setting is preferred.

  • Strong clinical assessment, care-planning and multidisciplinary communication skills.
  • Current CV required.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation with premium shift 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

The Physician Assistant will manage vascular surgery patients through consultations, perioperative care, and discharge planning. They will also assist attending surgeons with operative cases and provide crisis intervention as needed.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Epic EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant | Inpatient & Operative Care | Greater Hartford, 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 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 381 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 68% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (pa)ranked against 381 Surgery (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)
Surgery listings in Connecticut15 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician assistant listings in Connecticut84 active3,015 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 68% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS physician assistant listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery PA hiring demand#6 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed
New Surgery PA listings120 in the last 30 days80 the 30 days before (+50%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties)+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (381 Surgery (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; 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 Surgery postings state pay.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
69% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
43%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 381 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

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
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life and Disability Coverage

Living in Wethersfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$427k
Typical market rent
$2,145/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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