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Healthcare United
Bolton, Connecticut

Nurse Practitioner (Critical Care) needed for ICU Nights near Bolton, CT/ ASAP start

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner for a full-time, permanent opportunity in Greater Hartford, Connecticut with an established hospital system. Join a collaborative inpatient team caring for critically ill patients, with night differentials available. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.

Overview

  • Specialty: Critical Care
  • Location: Greater Hartford, Connecticut; advertised in the Bolton area
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Hospital-based critical care unit
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Use your acute and critical care experience to assess, diagnose and manage complex illness while working closely with critical care physicians and consulting specialists. The role combines direct patient care, diagnostic decision-making and communication with patients and families.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time nights, listed at 40 hours weekly. Exact shift lengths, weekend/holiday rotation and additional call expectations are not specified.

Clinical Responsibilities: Evaluate acute and chronic conditions, develop treatment plans, perform procedures within your credentials and scope, and order and interpret diagnostic tests. Specific required procedures are not listed.

Support Staff / Resources: Collaborative critical care physicians, consulting specialists and multidisciplinary hospital resources.

  • Patient Volume: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner training and appropriate professional credentials.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
  • At least 1 year of experience as an APP in a Critical Care setting required.
  • Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic interpretation and collaborative communication skills.
  • Availability for night coverage and an ASAP start, subject to credentialing.
  • Current CV required.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation with 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 Nurse Practitioner will assess, diagnose, and manage complex illnesses in a critical care setting while collaborating with physicians and specialists. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, performing procedures, and communicating effectively with patients and their families.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningInpatient careEpic EMR

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, 30% are remote, 62% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Connecticut?
MeasureThis jobMarket
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: 30% remote · 62% no call · 68% 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, 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.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 40 employers
17
<$155k
13
$155k-175k
10
$175k-195k
8
$195k-215k
2
$230k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

43 jobs · 40 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
53% this job
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Below most Critical Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 47 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation with 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 Bolton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$438k
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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