Medical ICU Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Compensation
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Job Description
Location Detail: 71 Haynes Street (10627)
Shift Detail: Up to $30,000 in shift differentials on top of base pay, plus possibility for sign on bonus!
Position Details
Manchester Memorial Hospital is seeking a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a strong, collaborative team of Critical Care Intensivists. The successful candidate will provide holistic, high quality care to critically ill patients admitted to the critical care unit.
With your comprehensive knowledge of acute critical care conditions, diagnostics & treatments, you will be expected to diagnose, treat, and manage acute & chronic diseases, perform procedures, order and interpret diagnostic tests, speak to patients & families about their conditions, and collaborate with a variety of consultants.
- Role: Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Location: Manchester, CT
- Setting: Inpatient, critical care intensivists
- Schedule: Full-time
Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Benefits
- Market-leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off
- Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
- Enhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships
Voluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renter’s insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance and more!
Employee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work-life issues
Family care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets!
Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practice:
- Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA-C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice
- Hartford HealthCare is one of the largest, non-profit, fully-integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut
- With tools like EPIC, Hartford HealthCare’s state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction
About Hartford HealthCare
- Honored as a “Best Organizations for Leadership Development” by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
- Prestigiously named one of the “Best Hospitals to Work for in Connecticut” by the Becker's Hospital Review
- Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
- Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice
About Manchester Memorial Hospital
Manchester Memorial Hospital is a 249-bed acute care community hospital serving the residents of eastern Connecticut for more than 100 years. The hospital provides comprehensive medical and surgical services, advanced diagnostic imaging, emergency medicine, cardiovascular care, cancer services, orthopedic surgery, and critical care.
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Role Scope
Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.
In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e. g., referral to other health team members or specialists.
Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.
Qualifications
- Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
- Training: Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Experience: 1+ years as an advanced practice provider in a critical care setting.
This is a salaried position. While compensation is presented as an hourly rate for consistency across our postings, this position is paid on a salary basis. The hiring range reflects a good faith estimate of pay for this position as of the posting date. Actual pay will be determined based on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.
Key Responsibilities
The provider will diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic diseases for critically ill patients in the ICU. They will perform procedures, interpret diagnostic tests, and collaborate with intensivists and other consultants to provide holistic care.
Key Skills
Critical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Nurse Practitioner median $160k (middle half $145k–$163k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care listings in Connecticut | 8 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All nurse practitioner listings in Connecticut | 279 active | 15,568 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 20% remote · 56% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Connecticut nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 13% offer loan repayment279 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties) | +4.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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