Clinical Lead Hospitalist Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Location Detail: 31 Union Street (10619)

Shift Detail: Up to $30,000 in shift differentials on top of base pay!

Position Details

Rockville General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Lead Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a highly autonomous overnight role. As the lead APP on nights, you will serve as a trusted clinical resource, exercising independent judgment while collaborating with physician colleagues and multidisciplinary teams to ensure exceptional inpatient care. This position is well suited for a confident, experienced provider seeking greater ownership of their practice in a supportive environment with a sustainable clinical pace. Beyond the clinical responsibilities, you'll have the opportunity to further your professional development through leadership experience, the option to partake in the Provider Leadership Development Institute (PLDI), and meaningful involvement in program growth, all within an organization committed to supporting your long-term career goals and success.

  • Role: Open to Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners
  • Location: 31 Union St, Vernon, CT
  • Setting: Inpatient medicine, hospitalist

Schedule: Full-time nights. Premium differentials and incentives offered.

  • Call schedule: No call
  • Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Benefits
  • Market-leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off
  • Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
  • Enhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships

Voluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renters insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance and more!

Employee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work-life issues

Family care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets!

Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practice:

  • Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA-C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice
  • Hartford HealthCare is one of the largest, non-profit, fully-integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut
  • With tools like EPIC, Hartford HealthCare’s state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistants Role Scope

Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Advanced Practitioners perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.

In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Advanced Practitioners develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e. g., referral to other health team members or specialists.

Advanced Practitioners provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.

About Hartford HealthCare

  • Honored as a “Best Organizations for Leadership Development” by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
  • Prestigiously named one of the “Best Hospitals to Work for in Connecticut” by the Becker's Hospital Review
  • Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
  • Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice

Qualifications

  • Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
  • Training: Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care-certified)
  • Experience: 3+ year's Advanced Practice experience in a hospitalist or similar setting
  • Interested candidates may reach out to Jennifer.Straka@hhchealth.org

This is a salaried position. While compensation is presented as an hourly rate for consistency across our postings, this position is paid on a salary basis. The hiring range reflects a good faith estimate of pay for this position as of the posting date. Actual pay will be determined based on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Lead Hospitalist will serve as a trusted clinical resource, exercising independent judgment to provide exceptional inpatient care during overnight shifts. They will collaborate with physician colleagues and multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement medical, educational, and psychosocial treatment plans.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hospitalist careClinical leadershipPatient assessmentMultidisciplinary collaborationMedical planningPsychosocial planningElectronic health records

Hospital Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 68% have no call, 62% 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 score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in hospital medicine (pa)ranked against 108 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)
Physician Assistant listings in Connecticut102 active4,771 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 68% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$30k loan repaymentConnecticut Physician Assistant listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 14% offer loan repayment102 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 37 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 45 postings, 50 closed
New Hospital Medicine listings452 in the last 30 days398 the 30 days before (+14%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (108 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.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Lead Hospitalist Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Hartford HealthCare Medical Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine (PA) — ranked against 108 active Hospital Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 108 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Hartford HealthCare Medical Group

Medical Practices
Hartford, CT
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Market-leading compensation
Generous paid time off
Paid CME time off
CME budget
Reimbursed professional licenses and dues
Enhanced Tuition Assistance
Higher Education Partnerships
Student loan programs

Living in Vernon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$354k
Typical market rent
$1,869/mo
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

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