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Healthcare United
Wallingford, Connecticut

Nurse Practitioner (General Surgery) needed for Nights & No Call near Wallingford, CT

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a General Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a full-time, permanent opportunity in the Wallingford, Connecticut area with an established hospital system. Join an experienced surgical team offering overnight practice, operative exposure and flexible scheduling options.

Overview

  • Specialty: General Surgery
  • Location: Wallingford, Connecticut area
  • Employment: Full-time, permanent
  • Practice Setting: Inpatient surgical service and operating room
  • Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available

Description

Work alongside surgeons and experienced APP colleagues to manage surgical patients through admission, operative care and discharge. The service spans General, Robotic, Bariatric and Thoracic Surgery, with some Orthopedic and Vascular coverage.

What You Can Expect

Schedule

Full-time nights, listed at 40 hours weekly; flexible scheduling options are available. The exact shift pattern and weekend/holiday rotation are not specified.

  • Call: No call.
  • Clinical Responsibilities: Surgical First Assisting, inpatient rounds, Bedside Procedures, admissions, consultations and discharges.
  • Support Staff / Resources: Surgeons and a seasoned APP team with substantial experience and clinical autonomy.
  • Patient/Case Volume: Not specified.
  • EMR: Epic.

Requirements

  • AGACNP-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; RNFA certification required.
  • Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
  • At least 1 year of APP experience in Surgery or a related setting required.
  • 2+ years of experience in a Surgery setting preferred.
  • Ability to provide operative first assistance and inpatient surgical care within the scope of practice.
  • Availability for night coverage.
  • 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 manage surgical patients through admission, operative care, and discharge while working alongside surgeons and APP colleagues. Responsibilities include surgical first assisting, performing bedside procedures, and conducting inpatient rounds.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Surgical patient managementRobotic surgeryBariatric surgeryOrthopedic coverageEpic EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner (General Surgery) needed for Nights & No Call near Wallingford, CT at Healthcare United a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 329 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 52% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (np)ranked against 329 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
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)
Surgery listings in Connecticut11 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nurse practitioner listings in Connecticut279 active15,554 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 52% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 12% offer loan repayment279 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery NP hiring demand#6 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 102 postings, 209 closed
New Surgery NP listings99 in the last 30 days98 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (329 Surgery (NP) 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. Connecticut figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Connecticut Surgery postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 329 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

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
Life and Disability Coverage

Living in Wallingford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$437k
Typical market rent
$1,976/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.