Physician Assistant (General Surgery) Needed in Central Connecticut | Nights & Surgical First Assist
Compensation
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Physician Assistant for a full-time role focused on General Surgery in the Wallingford Area, Connecticut.
Provide overnight surgical care with a seasoned APP team and broad operative and inpatient exposure.
Overview
- Specialty: Physician Assistant / General Surgery
- Location: Wallingford Area, Connecticut
- Practice Setting: Inpatient surgical service and operating room
Work Schedule
- Full-time nights; flexible scheduling options.
- Call / Coverage: No call.
- Support Staff / Resources: Surgeons and experienced APP colleagues
- EMR: Epic
- Compensation: Competitive compensation.
What You Can Expect
Provide Surgical First Assisting in the OR and provide rounds, bedside procedures, admissions, discharges, and consultations.
- Cover General, Robotic, Bariatric, and Thoracic Surgery with some Orthopedic and Vascular coverage.
- Night differentials and flexible scheduling options are available.
Requirements
- Physician Assistant.
- Unrestricted Connecticut license or eligibility.
- At least one year in Surgery or a related setting required; two years in Surgery preferred.
- Current CV required.
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Paid CME Time and CME Budget
- Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
- Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching contributions
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Emergency Backup Care and Family Benefits
- Voluntary Student Loan, Legal, Identity Protection, and Insurance Programs
- Employee Discount and Assistance Programs
Key Responsibilities
Provide surgical first assistance in the operating room and deliver overnight inpatient care, including rounds, bedside procedures, admissions, discharges, and consultations. Support General, Robotic, Bariatric, and Thoracic Surgery, with some Orthopedic and Vascular Surgery coverage.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (General Surgery) Needed in Central Connecticut | Nights & Surgical First Assist at Healthcare United a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 371 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, 10% are remote, 68% 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 | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (pa) | ranked against 371 Surgery (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician Assistant listings in Connecticut | 96 active | 4,642 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 68% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physician Assistant listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #6 of 6 specialties | postings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 765 in the last 30 days | 466 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend | +2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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