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Healthcare United
New Haven, Connecticut

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician | $350K–$375K | Partnership Track | New Haven, CT

Critical Care MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$350K - $375K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician to join an established, physician-led private practice serving the Greater New Haven area and Connecticut shoreline. Sleep Medicine training or experience is preferred but not required.

This opportunity offers an established patient base, strong referral volume, multiple clinical locations and access to three established sleep laboratories.

  • Provide outpatient pulmonary medicine care
  • Participate in hospital rounding and limited ICU coverage
  • Manage approximately 20–30 patients per clinic day
  • Participate in a shared call rotation anticipated to be approximately 1 in 5
  • Perform bronchoscopy, thoracentesis and other pulmonary procedures
  • Evaluate and manage patients with complex pulmonary and critical care conditions
  • Provide sleep medicine services based on training and interest
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation using Epic
  • Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists and dedicated support staff
  • Practice across locations throughout Greater New Haven and the Connecticut shoreline

Requirements

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine training, certification or experience preferred
  • Eligible for Connecticut medical licensure
  • Comfortable with outpatient clinic, hospital rounding and limited ICU coverage
  • Experience performing bronchoscopy and thoracentesis preferred
  • Comfortable working in a high-volume private practice environment
  • Strong clinical, communication and team-based care skills
  • Interest in establishing a long-term career in Southern Connecticut

Benefits

  • Starting salary of approximately $350,000–$375,000
  • Transition to productivity-based compensation after the initial employment period
  • Future partnership and equity opportunity
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Profit-sharing opportunity
  • Medical insurance
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Dedicated medical assistant and respiratory therapist support
  • Established patient volume and strong referral network
  • Access to three sleep laboratories and three pulmonary function testing machines

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide outpatient pulmonary care, participate in hospital rounding, and manage complex critical care conditions. Responsibilities also include performing pulmonary procedures and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in a high-volume private practice setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Epic EMRClinical documentationPatient managementCommunication skills

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 80% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Benefits & Perks

401(k) retirement plan
Profit-sharing opportunity
Medical insurance
Malpractice insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Dedicated medical assistant and respiratory therapist support
Partnership and equity opportunity