Physician (Acute Care Surgery)
Listed compensation
$365k-$400k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Location Detail: 100 Grand Street New Britain (10126)
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Physician (Acute Care Surgery)
The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) seeks multiple full-time Acute Care Surgeons to: Provide acute surgical care, including critical, trauma, and emergency surgical care, as well as providing surgical services for elective surgical cases and seeing post-operative patients in clinic.
Participates in call coverage proportionate to similarly situated physicians. Primarily works at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT 06052, but may also work at MidState Medical Center, 435 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT 06451 as needed, based on staffing and patient care needs.
The annual salary range for this position is $365,000 to $400,000. Hartford HealthCare offers participation in the following benefit programs: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 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 additional supplemental benefits.
Qualifications
The minimum requirements for this position are: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), or the foreign equivalent; completion of a U.S. medical residency program in General Surgery and fellowship in Surgical Critical Care; board eligibility or certification in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care; and the possession of or eligibility for an unrestricted Connecticut medical license.
Applicants Should Send CVs To
- Aaron Hull, Physician Recruiter
- Hartford HealthCare
- 9 Farm Springs Road
- Farmington, CT 06032
- Via email to: Aaron.Hull@hhchealth.org
- Or at hhchealth.org
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide acute, trauma, and emergency surgical care while also managing elective surgical cases and post-operative clinic patients. They are expected to participate in call coverage and work across designated hospital locations as needed.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$383k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $369k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$369k in purchasing power | Connecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Connecticut | 7 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Connecticut | 309 active | 22,495 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut physician listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 20% offer loan repayment309 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 825 in the last 30 days | 480 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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