Nurse Practitioner (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 an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 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: Nurse Practitioner / 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
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 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 Nurse Practitioner (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 Above average in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 304 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, 40% are remote, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · above average in surgery (np) | ranked against 304 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Nurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nurse Practitioner listings in Connecticut | 230 active | 13,698 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 54% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Connecticut Nurse Practitioner listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 15% offer loan repayment230 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #6 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 102 postings, 209 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 669 in the last 30 days | 462 the 30 days before (+45%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend | +2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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About Healthcare United
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.