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Healthcare United
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Physician Assistant (Hospitalist) needed for Nights & No Call near Wethersfield, CT/ ASAP start

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Hospitalist Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent opportunity in Greater Hartford, Connecticut, near Wethersfield with an established hospital system. Join a collaborative inpatient night team with premium shift differentials, no call and comprehensive orientation. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Hospital Medicine / Nocturnist
  • Location: Greater Hartford, Connecticut; advertised near Wethersfield
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Inpatient Hospital Medicine
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Deliver full-spectrum inpatient care as part of an established Hospitalist team. The role combines triage, admissions, rounding, discharge coordination and management of changes in patients' clinical status, supported by physician and APP Hospitalists.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time nights, listed at 40 hours weekly, with service coverage across the week. No call. Exact shift pattern and weekend/holiday rotation are not specified.

Clinical Responsibilities: Triage, admit, evaluate and manage medical inpatients, round, coordinate discharge and respond to changes in clinical status.

Support Staff / Resources: Physician and APP Hospitalists, collaborative inpatient resources and comprehensive orientation.

  • Admissions / Patient Volume: Not specified.
  • Procedures / ICU Responsibilities: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
  • At least 1 year of APP experience required.
  • Strong inpatient assessment, clinical decision-making and team communication skills.

Availability for night coverage. Current CV required. ASAP start, subject to credentialing.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation with premium night 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 Physician Assistant will deliver full-spectrum inpatient care, including triage, admissions, rounding, and discharge coordination. They will also manage changes in patients' clinical status as part of a collaborative hospitalist team.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Epic EMRPatient management

Hospital Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Connecticut?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in hospital medicine (pa)ranked against 112 Hospital Medicine (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in Connecticut5 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician assistant listings in Connecticut112 active4,826 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut physician assistant listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 9% offer loan repayment112 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine PA hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 37 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 45 postings, 50 closed
New Hospital Medicine PA listings50 in the last 30 days40 the 30 days before (+25%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties)+1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (112 Hospital Medicine (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Connecticut figures use all physician assistants: too few Connecticut Hospital Medicine postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (Hospitalist) needed for Nights & No Call 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 top 25% in Hospital Medicine (PA) — ranked against 112 active Hospital Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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8
<$150k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
73% this job
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 112 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation with premium night 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

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.