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Healthcare United
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Nurse Practitioner (Neurocritical Care) needed for Rotating ICU and Stepdown Care near Wethersfield, CT / ASAP start

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time, permanent opportunity near Wethersfield, Connecticut. Join an established hospital system caring for patients with complex Neurological and Neurosurgical conditions in ICU and stepdown settings. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Neurocritical Care
  • Location: Greater Hartford, near Wethersfield, Connecticut
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Inpatient Neurocritical Care, including ICU and stepdown
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Assess and care for critically ill patients with Neurological and Neurosurgical conditions alongside physicians and a multidisciplinary Neuroscience team. Coordinate care across ICU and stepdown units.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time rotating day and night shifts, listed at 40 hours weekly. Shift length and weekend or holiday rotation are not specified.

  • Call: No call.
  • Patient Care: Care for patients with complex strokes, status epilepticus, spinal cord injuries, brain tumors and other Neurological conditions, including postoperative Neurosurgical patients.
  • Support Staff / Resources: A multidisciplinary Neuroscience team and specialty consultants.
  • Procedures and Patient Volume: Specific required procedures and patient volume are not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Certified or board-eligible Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
  • At least one year of APP experience is required, with at least one year in an acute-care or neurocritical-care setting.
  • Strong clinical assessment, care-planning and multidisciplinary communication skills.
  • Current CV required.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation
  • 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
  • Employee Assistance, voluntary benefits and emergency backup care options

Key Responsibilities

Assess and care for critically ill patients with complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions in ICU and stepdown settings. Coordinate patient care in collaboration with physicians and a multidisciplinary neuroscience team.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

ICU CareStepdown CareStroke ManagementStatus Epilepticus ManagementSpinal Cord Injury CareBrain Tumor CareNeurosurgical Postoperative CareEpic EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner (Neurocritical Care) needed for Rotating ICU and Stepdown Care near Wethersfield, 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 Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,442 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Neurocritical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 60% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner rolesranked against 13,442 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $160k (middle half $147k–$170k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Connecticut276 active15,617 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 60% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 13% offer loan repayment276 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (13,442 Nurse Practitioner roles 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 nurse practitioners: too few Connecticut Neurocritical Care postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,442 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
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

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.