Physician Assistant (Pediatric Hospitalist) needed for Newborn Nursery Care near Trumbull, CT / ASAP start
Compensation
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent opportunity near Trumbull, Connecticut, with an established hospital system. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.
Overview
- Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist / Newborn Nursery
- Location: Trumbull area, Connecticut
- Employment: Full-time, permanent
- Practice Setting: Inpatient
- Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available
Description
Provide inpatient Pediatric Hospitalist and Newborn Nursery care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
What You Can Expect
- Schedule: 24-hour shifts with flexible scheduling; no call.
- Clinical Care: Round on newborns, attend scheduled and emergency Cesarean deliveries, manage phototherapy, provide pediatric consultations in the emergency department or inpatient units, and stabilize newborns for transport.
- Support Staff / Resources: Neonatology support is available around the clock.
- EMR: Epic.
Requirements
- Physician Assistant training and Connecticut licensure or eligibility.
- At least one year of APP experience in inpatient Pediatrics, Hospitalist care, or Newborn Nursery care.
- Labor and Delivery / Newborn Nursery experience required.
- Current CV required.
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- CME support
- License reimbursement
- Tuition assistance
Key Responsibilities
Provide inpatient Pediatric Hospitalist and Newborn Nursery care as part of a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include rounding on newborns, attending deliveries, and managing pediatric consultations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 72% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · top 25% in pediatrics (pa) | ranked against 50 Pediatrics (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) |
| All physician assistant listings in Connecticut | 84 active | 3,017 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 72% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US physician assistant listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pediatrics listings (all professions) | 1,174 in the last 30 days | 743 the 30 days before (+58%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties) | +4.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (Pediatric Hospitalist) needed for Newborn Nursery Care near Trumbull, CT / ASAP start at Healthcare United a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (PA) — ranked against 50 active Pediatrics (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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About Healthcare United
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Trumbull
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $620k
- Typical market rent
- $3,102/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.