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Stamford Health
Stamford, Connecticut

Nurse Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery Practice

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Surgery (NP)No weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Stamford Health Medical Group is seeking an enthusiastic & compassionate
full-time Nurse Practitioner to join our well-established Colorectal
Surgery Team! In this primarily office-based position, the APRN will closely
work alongside our colorectal surgeons to provide a broad spectrum of patient
care, including but not limited to evaluating new & existing patients,
performing simple office-based procedures, providing post operative &
wound care, triaging patient phone calls, overseeing medication management, and
stoma care.

Office Location: Stamford Hospital Main Campus Medical Office Building - 29
Hospital Plaza - Stamford, CT 06902

Work Schedule: Fulltime 40 hours per week; Monday through Friday 8:30a-5p;
seldom telephonic call

Check out our Colorectal Team!!

https://www.stamfordhealth.org/care-treatment/surgery/colon-rectal/

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will work with colorectal surgeons to evaluate new and existing patients and perform simple office-based procedures. Responsibilities also include managing post-operative wound care, stoma care, and triaging patient communications.

Requirements

The candidate must be a Nurse Practitioner (APRN) capable of providing a broad spectrum of colorectal patient care. The role requires a compassionate professional available for a full-time, office-based schedule.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPost Operative CarePatient Triage

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery Practice at Stamford Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 301 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 52% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% 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).

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401k / retirement match
74% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
18%
Loan repayment
11%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Surgery (NP)

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Stamford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$806k
Typical market rent
$2,966/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Stamford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Stamford, CT
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement savings
Paid time off
CME allowance
Malpractice coverage