Physician Assistant (Critical Care) needed for ICU Day Shifts near Bolton, CT / ASAP start
Compensation
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Critical Care Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent opportunity near Bolton, Connecticut with an established hospital system. Join a collaborative ICU team providing hands-on care for critically ill patients. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.
Overview
- Specialty: Critical Care
- Location: Greater Hartford, near Bolton, Connecticut
- Employment: Full-time, permanent
- Practice Setting: Inpatient community-hospital Critical Care unit
- Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available
Description
Assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses in critically ill patients. Order and interpret diagnostic studies, perform procedures within your scope, communicate with patients and families, and collaborate with consultants and Critical Care physicians.
What You Can Expect
Schedule
Full-time day shifts, listed at 40 hours weekly. Shift length and weekend or holiday rotation are not specified.
Call: Not specified.
Clinical Responsibilities: Manage inpatient critical illness, order and interpret tests, and perform procedures within your professional scope. Specific procedures are not specified.
- Support Staff / Resources: Critical Care physicians and consultants.
- Hospital Setting: Approximately 250-bed community hospital with medical, surgical, emergency and diagnostic services.
- Patient Volume / ICU Capacity: Not specified.
- EMR: Epic.
Requirements
- Physician Assistant training and appropriate professional credentials.
- Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
- At least one year of APP experience in a critical-care setting is required.
- Strong clinical assessment, care-planning and multidisciplinary communication skills.
- Current CV required.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Generous PTO
- Paid CME Time and CME Budget
- Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance and higher education partnerships
- Employee Assistance, voluntary benefits and emergency backup care options
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will manage acute and chronic illnesses in critically ill patients within an ICU setting. Responsibilities include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, performing clinical procedures, and collaborating with the critical care team.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 60% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in critical care medicine (pa) | ranked against 47 Critical Care Medicine (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) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Connecticut | 8 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician assistant listings in Connecticut | 84 active | 3,015 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 60% no call · 64% 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 Critical Care Medicine listings (all professions) | 99 in the last 30 days | 77 the 30 days before (+29%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties) | +4.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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- On-site
- Includes weekends
About Healthcare United
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Bolton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $438k
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.