Critical Care Physician Assistant | ICU Nights | Greater Hartford, CT
Compensation
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Critical Care Physician Assistant 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
- Physician Assistant 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 Critical Care Physician Assistant will assess, diagnose, and manage complex illnesses in critically ill patients within a hospital-based unit. The role involves direct patient care, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with physicians and consulting specialists.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Connecticut | 6 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician assistant listings in Connecticut | 112 active | 4,826 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut physician assistant listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 9% offer loan repayment112 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings (all professions) | 87 in the last 30 days | 85 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties) | +1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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About Healthcare United
Benefits & Perks
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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.