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Wallingford, Connecticut

Physician Assistant (General Surgery) Needed in Central Connecticut | Nights & Surgical First Assist

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

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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

Robotic SurgeryBariatric SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryPatient RoundsAdmissions and DischargesSurgical Consultations

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).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (pa)ranked against 371 Surgery (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Connecticut96 active4,642 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 68% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed
New Surgery listings765 in the last 30 days466 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (371 Surgery (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 371 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

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

Living in Wallingford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$437k
Typical market rent
$1,976/mo
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.