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Healthcare United
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Nurse Practitioner (Surgical Critical Care) needed for Nights & No Call 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 Surgical Critical Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time, permanent opportunity in Greater Hartford, Connecticut with an established hospital system. Practice with substantial autonomy in a collaborative Surgical and Trauma ICU, with premium night differentials and an ASAP start, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Surgical Critical Care / Trauma
  • Location: Greater Hartford, Connecticut; advertised in the Wethersfield area
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Inpatient Surgical and Trauma ICU
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Help plan and deliver care for critically ill surgical and trauma patients while working with physicians and a multidisciplinary team. This opportunity suits an experienced APP who enjoys teaching and independent clinical decision-making within the professional scope of practice.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time nights, listed at 40 hours weekly. No call. Exact shift lengths and weekend/holiday rotation are not specified.

Clinical Focus: Complex Trauma, Transplant, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery and Interventional Radiology patients requiring critical care.

Procedures / Competencies: Independent ICU management, Ventilator Management, Resuscitation and critical care procedures within APP scope. Specific procedure names are not listed.

  • Support Staff / Resources: Multidisciplinary ICU team, physician collaboration and teaching opportunities.
  • Patient Volume / ICU Capacity: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Certified or board-eligible Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.

Minimum 1–2 years of recent Critical Care experience as an APP in an ICU setting; at least 1 year of APP experience is required.

Demonstrated ability to manage ICU patients independently, including Ventilator Management, Resuscitation and critical care procedures within APP scope.

Comfort working independently on nights.

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

Plan and deliver care for critically ill surgical and trauma patients within a collaborative multidisciplinary ICU team. Perform independent clinical decision-making, ventilator management, and critical care procedures within the scope of practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma ICU managementPatient assessmentMultidisciplinary collaborationEpic EMRComplex trauma careTransplant careVascular surgery supportNeurosurgery supportInterventional radiology supportAcute care nursing

Critical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Connecticut?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in critical care (np)ranked against 47 Critical Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $160k (middle half $147k–$170k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Connecticut238 active13,667 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 66% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 11% offer loan repayment238 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (47 Critical Care (NP) 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 Critical Care postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner (Surgical Critical Care) 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 Critical Care (NP) — ranked against 47 active Critical Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Critical Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 47 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
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.