Critical Care Physician Assistant | Inpatient ICU & No Call | Litchfield, CT
Listed compensation
$64.52-$87.3/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Posting Title: Critical Care Physician Assistant | Inpatient ICU & No Call | Litchfield, CT
- Location: Litchfield, CT
- Specialty: Critical Care
- Job Type: Full Time
- Job Type(s): Full-time, Permanent
Work Schedule
- Day/Night Rotating | Inpatient Critical Care
- Call Schedule: No Call
- EMR/EHR: Epic
- Compensation: Salaried position | Posted hiring range equivalent to $64.52–$87.30 per hour
- New Grads/Practicing: Minimum 1 Year of Critical Care PA Experience Required
- Visa Sponsorship(s): Not Specified
Description
Healthcare United is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant for a full-time Critical Care role in the Litchfield Area, CT, with an established nonprofit hospital system.
Location: Northwest Connecticut, convenient to Litchfield and surrounding communities.
This hospital-based opportunity offers a rotating day/night schedule, no call, competitive compensation, and the chance to work within an established Critical Care program offering both strong collaboration and meaningful clinical independence.
The Physician Assistant will manage patients with complex medical conditions, perform advanced Critical Care procedures, coordinate inpatient treatment plans, and provide comprehensive care for high-acuity patients.
This opportunity is particularly attractive for an experienced Critical Care PA comfortable assuming significant clinical responsibility during off-hours while maintaining access to intensivist collaboration and specialty support.
What You Can Expect
- Clinical Scope: Inpatient Critical Care and ICU patient management
- Patient Population: Complex, high-acuity medical patients
- Procedures: Advanced Critical Care procedures within credentialed scope
- Practice Setting: Hospital-based inpatient Critical Care
- Schedule: Rotating day/night shifts
- Call: No call
- Support Staff: Intensivists, physicians, nursing teams, and specialty consultants
- Clinical Autonomy: Significant responsibility and decision-making during off-hours
- EMR: Epic
- Professional Growth: Opportunities to expand procedural skills and Critical Care experience
Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss the clinical team, compensation package, and next steps.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- NCCPA certification
- Active or eligible Connecticut Physician Assistant license
- Minimum 1 year of Physician Assistant experience in a Critical Care setting
- Strong inpatient assessment and diagnostic skills
- Comfortable managing medically complex and high-acuity patients
- Ability to perform advanced procedures within credentialed scope
- Strong interdisciplinary collaboration and communication skills
- Current CV required
Benefits
The compensation and benefits package may include the following, subject to position-specific terms and eligibility:
- Salaried compensation with a posted hiring range equivalent to $64.52–$87.30 per hour
- Generous paid time off
- Paid CME time and annual CME budget
- Reimbursement for professional licenses and dues
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account options
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance and supplemental benefits
- Tuition assistance and higher education partnerships
- Employee discount and colleague assistance programs
- Family-care benefits and emergency backup care resources
- No call
- Dedicated advanced-practice support and professional development resources
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will manage complex, high-acuity patients within an inpatient ICU setting. Responsibilities include coordinating treatment plans, performing advanced critical care procedures, and maintaining clinical independence.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Critical Care Physician Assistant | Inpatient ICU & No Call | Litchfield, CT at Healthcare United a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Critical Care Medicine (PA) — ranked against 42 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, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 5% in critical care medicine (pa) | ranked against 42 Critical Care Medicine (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $134k–$182k | Physician Assistant median $128k (middle half $110k–$155k)44 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$152k in purchasing power | Connecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Connecticut | 9 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician assistant listings in Connecticut | 81 active | 3,007 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 56% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US physician assistant listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings (all professions) | 97 in the last 30 days | 80 the 30 days before (+21%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties) | +2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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