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Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, Connecticut

Surgical Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Critical Care Medicine (NP)No callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Advanced 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!

Position Details

Hartford Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their Surgical Critical Care team! The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are an essential part of the multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for complex surgical and trauma critical care patients in the ICU. The critical patient population includes complex trauma, transplant, vascular, general surgery, neurosurgery, interventional radiology and other critical care patients as the service needs dictate.

  • Role: Open to Physician Assistants or Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  • Location: 79 Jefferson Street, Hartford, 06102
  • Setting: Inpatient, Critical Care, Surgery
  • Schedule: Full-time, Permanent Nights Premium differentials offered.
  • Call schedule: No call
  • Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants 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

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistants 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

Requirements

  • Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
  • Training: Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Minimum of 1-2 years of recent critical care experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in an ICU setting.

Proven ability to independently manage ICU patients, including proficiency in ventilator management, resuscitation, and performing critical care procedures within the APP scope of practice.

Comfortable working independently in a night shift environment.

Interested candidates please contact Jennifer Straka, Advanced Practice Recruiter, at Jennifer.Straka@hhchealth.org

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan and deliver care for complex surgical and trauma critical care patients in the ICU. Perform routine physical examinations and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial treatment plans under physician supervision.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient Care PlanningTrauma CareSurgical CareEpic EHRICU Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Surgical Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Hartford HealthCare a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care Medicine (NP) — ranked against 114 active Critical Care Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Critical Care Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 52% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

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

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).

6.1/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Critical Care Medicine (NP) — ranked against 114 active roles in this specialty

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Top 25% in Critical Care Medicine (NP)

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About Hartford HealthCare

Hospitals and Health Care
New Britain, Connecticut
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Market-leading compensation
Generous paid time off
Paid CME time off plus CME budget
Reimbursed professional licenses and dues
Enhanced Tuition Assistance
Student loan programs
Family care benefits through Care.com
Night shift premium differentials