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Healthcare United
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Nurse Practitioner (Neurocritical Care) needed for ICU & Stepdown Care near Wethersfield, CT/ ASAP start

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time, permanent opportunity in Greater Hartford, Connecticut, near Wethersfield with an established hospital system. Join a multidisciplinary neuroscience team with ICU and stepdown responsibilities, premium shift differentials and no call. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Neurocritical Care
  • Location: Greater Hartford, Connecticut; advertised near Wethersfield
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Neurocritical Care ICU and stepdown units
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Plan and deliver care for critically ill patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions. Rotate between intensive care and stepdown units while collaborating with neuroscience physicians, APPs and other clinical team members.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Three 13-hour shifts on a rotating day/night schedule; the position is listed at 40 hours weekly. No call. Exact weekend and holiday rotation is not specified.

Clinical Focus: Complex Stroke, Skull Base Surgery recovery, Status Epilepticus, Tumor Resection recovery, Spinal Cord Injury and care involving Deep Brain Stimulation.

Clinical Responsibilities: Inpatient assessment, treatment planning, ongoing management and coordination with specialists across ICU and stepdown settings.

Support Staff / Resources: Multidisciplinary neuroscience team with Neurology, Neurosurgery and related subspecialty expertise.

  • Patient Volume / Unit Capacity: Not specified.
  • Specific Required Procedures: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Certified or board-eligible Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
  • At least 1 year of APP experience required, with at least 1 year of experience in a Critical Care or Neurocritical Care setting.
  • Strong assessment, care planning and multidisciplinary communication skills.

Current CV required. ASAP start, subject to credentialing.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation with premium shift differentials
  • 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
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life and Disability Coverage
  • Emergency Backup Care, employee assistance and voluntary benefits

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will deliver care for critically ill patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions across ICU and stepdown units. Responsibilities include inpatient assessment, treatment planning, and ongoing management in collaboration with a multidisciplinary neuroscience team.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Intensive care unit managementStepdown unit careNeurological condition managementNeurosurgical condition managementMultidisciplinary collaborationStroke careStatus epilepticus managementSpinal cord injury careEpic EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner (Neurocritical Care) needed for ICU & Stepdown Care near Wethersfield, CT/ ASAP start at Healthcare United a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,633 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Neurocritical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner rolesranked against 13,633 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $160k (middle half $158k–$170k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Connecticut230 active13,787 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 58% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 12% offer loan repayment230 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (13,633 Nurse Practitioner roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Connecticut figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Connecticut Neurocritical Care postings state pay.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
Generous PTO
Paid CME Time and Budget
Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
401(k) with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life and Disability Coverage

Living in Wethersfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$427k
Typical market rent
$2,145/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 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.