1,250+ Nursing & Healthcare Jobs in Denver, CO

Observed local pay is strong: BLS shows a $52.26 mean hourly wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations in metro Denver, versus $39.28 across all occupations locally. Current posting data is directionally consistent, with salary ranges centered on about $98k to $130k annually or about $37 to $57 an hour, and one Denver long-term acute care RN posting offered $41.84-$53.06 an hour.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 1,140 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $93,808 at the 25th percentile, $98,207 at the median and $111,371 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 11, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

This is a favorable market for already-licensed healthcare practitioners in Denver over the next few months. Colorado healthcare practitioner employment was up 1.3% year over year in August 2026, active postings were up 9.6%, and statewide postings across all occupations were essentially flat, which suggests this field is still outperforming the broader Colorado market. Metro pay is strong at a $52.26 mean hourly wage, and the local market showed more than 2,800 recent postings across more than 500 companies, but employers are mostly hiring for on-site work and screening hard for licenses, life-support credentials, and immediate patient-care readiness.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to already-licensed clinicians who can work on-site and show current BLS, CPR, ACLS, and patient-care workflow strength in areas like assessment, education, medication administration, and clinical documentation.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming the broad salary band applies evenly across the category; this market mixes very different licenses and specialties, and Denver living costs have still been rising.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,319 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AdventHealth: 87 open roles
2. UC Health: 86 open roles
3. HCA HealthONE: 75 open roles
4. Medasource: 42 open roles
5. Denver Health: 41 open roles
6. Sahpendleton: 41 open roles
7. Denver International: 40 open roles
8. United Surgical Partners International: 36 open roles
9. CommonSpirit Health: 30 open roles
10. Life Care Centers of America: 25 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 401
• Aurora: 202
• Lakewood: 157
• Littleton: 69
• Westminster: 60
• Parker: 55
• Englewood: 50
• Thornton: 38

Work arrangement

on-site 1,174 (93%), remote 69 (5%), hybrid 24 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in large health systems and hospital-linked care. Over the last 90 days, Denver-Aurora-Centennial showed more than 2,800 healthcare practitioner postings across more than 500 companies, with HCA HealthONE and AdventHealth each showing more than 175 postings and UC Health more than 150. Even with those big names, the market is fragmented rather than winner-take-all, which is good news if you are willing to apply across multiple systems instead of waiting on one flagship employer. The setting mix is heavily clinical and in-person. In the local sample, about 55% of postings came from healthcare employers and about 30% from hospitals and health care, while about 90% of openings were on-site. That makes bedside, procedural, rehab, outpatient specialty, and imaging-style workflows more relevant than remote-first expectations. There is also a concrete expansion signal in south metro Denver: UCHealth opened Pavilion 2 at Highlands Ranch Hospital on August 31, 2026, adding 130,000 square feet of specialty and outpatient space plus 70 inpatient beds. Combined with local August signals around geriatrics, care coordination, updated EHR workflows, and collaborative care, that points to better odds for candidates who can move across patient flow rather than operate in one narrow task silo.

• Large hospital systems (high): The biggest visible opening pool sits with system employers such as HCA HealthONE, AdventHealth, and UC Health, and the hiring base is still spread across many employers rather than one dominant network.
• Specialty outpatient and inpatient expansion (high): UCHealth's Highlands Ranch expansion added specialty and outpatient capacity plus new inpatient beds, which supports hiring tied to internal medicine, rehabilitation, imaging, and adjacent clinical services.
• Long-term acute and rehab care (moderate): Recent local RN hiring at Kindred Hospital Denver's Acute Rehabilitation Unit is a direct sign that long-term acute and rehab settings still need bedside staff.
• Geriatrics and care coordination (moderate): Denver-area signals around aging-in-place, senior care, and care coordination suggest durable need for clinicians who can work with older adults and across settings.

Where to focus: Prioritize hospital systems, rehab/acute care, and specialty outpatient groups where you can prove immediate patient-care capacity plus documentation fluency.

Roles worth searching next

• Nursing Assistant / CNA: This is the clearest bedside bridge for people moving toward patient care roles, and Denver-area CNA pay is estimated around $45,760-$52,000, which is materially below practitioner pay but much faster to access.
• Medical Assistant: If you need faster entry into a clinical environment, medical assistant work builds EHR, scheduling, rooming, and AI-assisted workflow exposure that now matters across clinics.
• Clinical Documentation Specialist / Health Information Analyst: This fits clinicians who are strong in clinical documentation, EHR workflow, digital health, and AI-assisted note tools rather than direct bedside care.
• Healthcare Compliance / Privacy Specialist: Denver hosted Healthcare Compliance Academies in June 2026, which signals a local learning path for clinicians moving into privacy, regulation, and program oversight.
• Care Coordinator / Patient Access Coordinator: Denver-area signals around aging-in-place, senior care, collaborative care, and patient education make coordination-heavy roles a realistic alternative for strong communicators.

What postings ask for

• BLS and CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): These are among the most common credential requirements in local postings, so missing them can remove you before a hiring manager reads further. Who: Anyone applying into direct-care roles, especially hospital and rehab candidates.
• Active RN or equivalent Colorado clinical license (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings frequently name an RN license among required credentials, and the market is still rewarding ready-to-practice clinicians over people who are not yet cleared to work. Who: All licensed practitioners relocating into Denver or re-entering bedside care.
• ACLS (differentiator | immediate): ACLS appears in local requirements and is especially useful in acute, step-down, ED, ICU, perioperative, and higher-acuity hospital environments. Who: Acute-care candidates who want faster recruiter traction.
• Patient assessment and patient education (premium | immediate): These are among the most requested hard skills in local postings, with patient assessment at about 25% and patient education at about 20%. Who: Entry-level and mid-career bedside clinicians.
• Clinical documentation and EHR workflow (differentiator | immediate): Clinical documentation is a common local requirement, and local and national signals point to updated EHR workflows, digital health, and documentation tooling becoming standard practice. Who: Anyone moving between employers, specialties, or care settings.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration and care coordination (premium | near-term): Local postings ask for interdisciplinary collaboration, and Denver-area August events emphasized collaborative care, senior care, aging-in-place, and care coordination. Who: Mid-career clinicians, outpatient candidates, and people targeting geriatrics or system-based care.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Observed local pay is strong: BLS shows a $52.26 mean hourly wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations in metro Denver, versus $39.28 across all occupations locally. Current posting data is directionally consistent, with salary ranges centered on about $98k to $130k annually or about $37 to $57 an hour, and one Denver long-term acute care RN posting offered $41.84-$53.06 an hour. This is good pay by local standards, but it is not automatic high disposable income once Denver living costs are factored in; local CPI-U was up 2.6% over 12 months ending January 2026 and 1.7% over the two months ending March 2026.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in large health systems and hospital-linked care. Over the last 90 days, Denver-Aurora-Centennial showed more than 2,800 healthcare practitioner postings across more than 500 companies, with HCA HealthONE and AdventHealth each showing more than 175 postings and UC Health more than 150. Even with those big names, the market is fragmented rather than winner-take-all, which is good news if you are willing to apply across multiple systems instead of waiting on one flagship employer. The setting mix is heavily clinical and in-person. In the local sample, about 55% of postings came from healthcare employers and about 30% from hospitals and health care, while about 90% of openings were on-site. That makes bedside, procedural, rehab, outpatient specialty, and imaging-style workflows more relevant than remote-first expectations. There is also a concrete expansion signal in south metro Denver: UCHealth opened Pavilion 2 at Highlands Ranch Hospital on August 31, 2026, adding 130,000 square feet of specialty and outpatient space plus 70 inpatient beds. Combined with local August signals around geriatrics, care coordination, updated EHR workflows, and collaborative care, that points to better odds for candidates who can move across patient flow rather than operate in one narrow task silo.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Recent postings show the most activity from HCA HealthONE (175 postings), AdventHealth (175 postings), UC Health (150 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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