Critical Care Nurse Practitioner | Inpatient ICU & No Call | Litchfield, CT
Listed compensation
$64.52-$87.3/hr
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Job Description
- Posting Title: Critical Care Nurse Practitioner | Inpatient ICU & No Call | Litchfield, CT
- Location: Litchfield, CT
- Specialty: Critical Care
- Job Type: Full Time
- Job Type(s): Full-time, Permanent
Work Schedule
- Day/Night Rotating | Inpatient Critical Care
- Call Schedule: No Call
- EMR/EHR: Epic
- Compensation: Salaried position | Posted hiring range equivalent to $64.52–$87.30 per hour
- New Grads/Practicing: Minimum 1 Year of Critical Care NP Experience Required
- Visa Sponsorship(s): Not Specified
Description
Healthcare United is seeking an experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time Critical Care role in the Litchfield Area, CT, with an established nonprofit hospital system.
Location: Northwest Connecticut, convenient to Litchfield and surrounding communities.
This inpatient opportunity offers a rotating day/night schedule, no call, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to work with a highly collaborative Critical Care team while maintaining meaningful clinical autonomy.
The Nurse Practitioner will manage patients with complex, high-acuity conditions, perform advanced procedures within their scope of practice, provide inpatient consultations, and collaborate with intensivists, physicians, nursing staff, and other specialists.
The position is particularly well suited for an experienced Critical Care NP who is comfortable managing patients independently during off-hours while having access to intensivist support when needed.
What You Can Expect
- Clinical Scope: Inpatient Critical Care and ICU patient management
- Patient Population: Patients with complex, high-acuity medical conditions
- Procedures: Advanced Critical Care procedures within credentialed scope
- Practice Setting: Hospital-based Critical Care
- Schedule: Rotating day/night shifts
- Call: No call
- Support: Established Critical Care team with intensivist collaboration available
- Clinical Autonomy: Significant responsibility and decision-making during off-hours
- EMR: Epic
- Professional Growth: Advanced procedural experience and continued Critical Care skill development
Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss the clinical team, compensation package, and next steps.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program
- National Nurse Practitioner certification appropriate to acute/critical care
- Active or eligible Connecticut APRN license
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a Critical Care setting
- Strong inpatient assessment and diagnostic skills
- Comfortable managing high-acuity and medically complex patients
- Ability to perform advanced procedures within credentialed scope
- Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
- Current CV required
Benefits
- Salaried compensation with a posted hiring range equivalent to $64.52–$87.30 per hour
- Generous paid time off
- Paid CME time and annual CME budget
- Reimbursement for professional licenses and dues
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account options
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance and supplemental benefits
- Tuition assistance and higher education partnerships
- Employee discount and colleague assistance programs
- Family-care benefits and emergency backup care resources
- No call
- Dedicated advanced-practice support and professional development resources
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner will manage patients with complex, high-acuity conditions and perform advanced procedures within their scope of practice. They will provide inpatient consultations and collaborate closely with intensivists, physicians, and nursing staff.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$158k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $152k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 64% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 25% in critical care (np) | ranked against 66 Critical Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $134k–$182k | Nurse Practitioner median $160k (middle half $153k–$163k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$152k in purchasing power | Connecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care listings in Connecticut | 7 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All nurse practitioner listings in Connecticut | 281 active | 15,479 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 22% remote · 64% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 12% offer loan repayment281 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties) | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Critical Care Nurse Practitioner | Inpatient ICU & No Call | Litchfield, CT at Healthcare United a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care (NP) — ranked against 66 active Critical Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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