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Surgical Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

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

Position Details

Hartford Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their Surgical Critical Care team! You will be an essential part of the multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for complex surgical and trauma critical care patients in the ICU.

The critical patient population includes complex trauma, transplant, vascular, general surgery, neurosurgery, interventional radiology and other critical care patients. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys teaching and who wants to practice with significant autonomy.

  • Role: Open to Physician Assistants or Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  • Location: 79 Jefferson Street, Hartford, 06102
  • Setting: Inpatient, Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care/Trauma

Schedule

  • Full-time, nights Premium differentials offered - up to $30,000 on top of base pay.
  • Call schedule: No call

Physician Assistant and 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, renter’s 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 Hospital

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. The Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center which provides cutting edge treatment to its patients.

This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world.

When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise, and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to Hartford Hospital.

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 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Minimum of 1-2 years of recent critical care experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in an ICU setting.
  • Proven ability to independently manage ICU patients, including proficiency in ventilator management, resuscitation, and performing critical care procedures within the APP scope of practice.
  • Comfortable working independently in a night shift environment.

Interested candidates please contact Jennifer Straka, Advanced Practice Recruiter, at Jennifer.Straka@hhchealth.org

Key Responsibilities

The Advanced Practitioner will collaborate with the surgical team to deliver care for complex trauma and critical care patients in the ICU. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, formulating treatment plans, and executing critical care procedures within the scope of practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma carePatient assessmentSurgical careVascular surgeryTransplant careClinical informatics

Surgical Critical Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 70% have no call, 68% 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 score6.1 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,564 Physician Assistant roles 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 Connecticut101 active4,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 70% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentConnecticut Physician Assistant listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 12% offer loan repayment101 active listings, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,564 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); 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 Surgical Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Hartford Hospital a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,564 active Physician Assistant roles 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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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,564 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
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About Hartford Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Hartford, CT
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Shift Differential up to $30,000
Paid CME Time Off
CME Budget
Reimbursed Professional Licenses and Dues
Tuition Assistance
Student Loan Programs
Voluntary Benefits (Home, Auto, Pet Insurance, Legal Services)
Employee Discount Programs

Living in Hartford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,555/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 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.