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Hartford, Connecticut

Vascular Surgery - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerNo callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Position Details

Hartford Hospital is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their vascular surgery team! Duties will include vascular surgery patient management and crisis intervention, daily rounding, assessment of new vascular consultations throughout the hospital, pre- and post-operative care, assisting on operative cases as needed, discharges, and collaborating with the Vascular Surgery Attending Physicians and other medical providers.

  • Role: Open to Physician Assistants or Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  • Location: 79 Jefferson Street, Hartford, 06102
  • Setting: Inpatient, vascular surgery

Schedule: Full-time, rotating. Premium differentials offered.

Call schedule: No call

Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Benefits

  • Market-leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off
  • Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
  • Enhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships

Voluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renter’s insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance and more!

Employee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work-life issues

Family care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets!

Hartford HealthCare supports Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in practice:

  • Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA-C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice
  • Hartford HealthCare is one of the largest, non-profit, fully-integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut
  • With tools like EPIC, Hartford HealthCare’s state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction

Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioner Role Scope

Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Advanced Practitioners perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.

In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Advanced Practitioners develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e. g., referral to other health team members or specialists.

Advanced Practitioners provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.

About Hartford Hospital

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. The Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center which provides cutting edge treatment to its patients.

This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world.

When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise, and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to Hartford Hospital.

About Hartford HealthCare

  • Honored as a “Best Organizations for Leadership Development” by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
  • Prestigiously named one of the “Best Hospitals to Work for in Connecticut” by the Becker's Hospital Review
  • Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
  • Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice

Qualifications

  • Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
  • Training: Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Experience: New graduates welcome to apply!

Preferred

2+ years’ experience as a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in vascular surgery setting

Key Responsibilities

The provider will manage vascular surgery patients, including daily rounding, consultations, and pre- and post-operative care. They will also assist in operative cases and collaborate with attending physicians to develop comprehensive treatment plans.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pre-operative careOperative assistanceMedical planningClinical informatics

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Vascular Surgery - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner at Hartford Hospital a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 330 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 70% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in surgery (np)ranked against 330 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $163k (middle half $153k–$170k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Connecticut230 active14,210 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 16% remote · 70% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Nurse Practitioner pay trend+1.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (330 Surgery (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 330 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Hartford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,555/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 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.