Physician Assistant (General Surgery) Needed in Hartford County, CT | OR & Inpatient Care
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting3-day week · 3×13s
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Physician Assistant for a full-time role focused on General Surgery in the Berlin Area, Connecticut.
Combine operative support with inpatient surgical care across a broad surgical service.
Overview
- Specialty: Physician Assistant / General Surgery
- Location: Berlin Area, Connecticut
- Practice Setting: Operating room and inpatient surgical service
Work Schedule
Three 13-hour shifts; rotating days and nights. Full-time role listed at 40 hours weekly.
- Call / Coverage: No call.
- Support Staff / Resources: Multiple Surgeons and collaborating residents; dedicated APP surgical service
- EMR: Epic
- Compensation: Competitive compensation.
What You Can Expect
Perform Surgical First Assisting, admissions, discharges, rounds, bedside procedures, and surgical consultations.
Coverage includes General, Thoracic, Vascular, Colorectal, Urologic, Breast, Endocrine, Plastic, and Oncologic Surgery, with ENT consultation exposure.
APP and resident services operate separately while collaborating within a community teaching hospital.
Requirements
- Physician Assistant training.
- Unrestricted Connecticut license or eligibility.
- At least one year of experience required; a surgical or related background is preferred.
- Current CV required.
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Paid CME Time and CME Budget
- Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
- Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching contributions
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Emergency Backup Care and Family Benefits
- Voluntary Student Loan, Legal, Identity Protection, and Insurance Programs
- Employee Discount and Assistance Programs
Key Responsibilities
Provide surgical first assistance and inpatient care, including admissions, discharges, rounds, bedside procedures, and surgical consultations. Support a broad surgical service spanning general, thoracic, vascular, colorectal, urologic, breast, endocrine, plastic, and oncologic surgery, with exposure to ENT consultations.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (General Surgery) Needed in Hartford County, CT | OR & Inpatient Care at Healthcare United a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 371 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 68% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (pa) | ranked against 371 Surgery (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician Assistant listings in Connecticut | 96 active | 4,642 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 68% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physician Assistant listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #6 of 6 specialties | postings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 765 in the last 30 days | 466 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend | +2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Living in Berlin
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $448k
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.