Neonatologist
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: 105615
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Neonatology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Hartford, CT
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Jan 01 – Sep 30, 2027
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Mon, 8a – 5p
- 1 week/month
- Call Schedule: Nights
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio: 1:4
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Neonates
- Average Daily Volume: 14 (NICU), 20 (Nursery weekends)
Facility Information
- Trauma Level: Level 3B
- EMR System: Epic
Required Procedures
- Circumcisions
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified
- Licenses: Active Connecticut License or IMLC
- DEA: Active DEA Certification
- Certifications: NRP
CSR/CDS
AOther Qualifications: EPIC experience preferred, ability to cover multiple sites, local candidates only
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide neonatal care in NICU and nursery.
- Perform circumcisions.
- Cover night call on a beeper basis.
- Manage patient volume of approximately 14 NICU patients and 20 nursery patients on weekends.
- Will cover 2 facilities
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive neonatal care within the NICU and nursery settings, including performing circumcisions. Manage patient volumes and provide clinical call coverage on a beeper basis across two facilities.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified Neonatologist with an active Connecticut medical license or IMLC. Requires active DEA certification, NRP certification, and proficiency with the Epic EMR system.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Neonatology — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 54% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 4.2 / 10 · top 25% in neonatology | ranked against 80 Neonatology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Connecticut | 300 active | 22,578 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 18% remote · 54% no call · 40% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut Physician listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $80k) · 19% offer loan repayment300 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Neonatology listings | 53 in the last 30 days | 59 the 30 days before (−10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | −3.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 80 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Hartford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $272k
- Typical market rent
- $1,555/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 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.