Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Primary Care - Prospect, CT

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Location Detail: 73 Waterbury Rd Prospect (10342)
  • Shift Detail: Fulltime, No call, Weekdays only (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Physician Assistant (PA-C) 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
  • Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

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

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

Position Details

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a Full-time Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a multi-provider, primary care practice seeing patients of all ages. The position is located in Prospect, CT.

  • Role: Open to Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and Physician Assistants (PA)
  • Location: Prospect, CT
  • Setting: 100% Outpatient Primary Care – Family Medicine, birth and up, no OB
  • Schedule: Full-time, 4 days per week
  • Call schedule: No call required
  • 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, and Ambient AI Hartford HealthCare’s state-of-the-art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction

About Hartford HealthCare

Honored as a “Best Organizations for Leadership Development” by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)

Prestigiously awarded “Quest for the Best” by the AHA

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

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Scope

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

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

Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants 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.

Qualifications

Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)

Training: APRN (Family Nurse Practitioner) or PA

Preferred

Experience: Two years of post-graduate experience as a Nurse Practitioners (APRN) or Physician Assistants (PA) in Primary Care or a related field seeing both peds and adults

Key Responsibilities

The provider will perform routine physical examinations and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial treatment plans for patients of all ages. They will work in collaboration with practice physicians to evaluate health needs and provide appropriate care within their scope of practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningElectronic health recordsClinical informaticsPatient educationPsychosocial planningReferral management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Primary Care - Prospect, CT at Hartford HealthCare Medical Group a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Primary Care (NP) — ranked against 1,021 active Primary Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 70% 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).

Primary Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in primary care (np)ranked against 1,021 Primary Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPrimary Care median $160k (middle half $158k–$170k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Connecticut17 active1,022 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 62% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentConnecticut Nurse Practitioner listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 14% offer loan repayment233 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#16 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 29 days · 15% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 469 postings, 1,235 closed
New Primary Care listings853 in the last 30 days530 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,021 Primary Care (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.

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  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Hartford HealthCare Medical Group

Medical Practices
Hartford, CT
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Market-leading compensation and benefits
Generous paid time off
Paid CME time off plus CME budget
Reimbursed professional licenses and dues
Enhanced Tuition Assistance
Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
Voluntary benefits including student loan programs, home/auto/renters insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, low-interest loans, pet insurance
Family care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care

Living in Prospect

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$450k
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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