Family Practice Positions in Colorado (2)
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- •Ask about panel size, daily visit expectations, and documentation time
- •Confirm RVU or quality-bonus structures beyond base salary
- •Ask whether the site holds an active NHSC approval and whether the employer qualifies for PSLF
- •Clarify walk-in and same-day coverage expectations
- •Verify collaborative or supervisory agreement requirements in this state
Why Family Practice?
Care for children, adults, and older adults on one continuity panel.
Clinics, FQHCs, urgent care, retail health, and telehealth panels across the state post FNP roles.
Family practice experience underwrites later moves into specialty care, leadership, or independent practice.
Hiring in Colorado
Family Practice Careers in Colorado
Who is hiring
2 listings in Colorado come from 2 employers. One Medical and Vail Health Hospital have the most, with 1 each.
- One Medical1 listing
- Vail Health Hospital1 listing
Where the listings are
Listings with a stated location are spread across 2 cities, led by Denver (1) and Dillon (1).
Posted pay
2 of 2 listings state an annual salary. A median appears once at least 5 listings from 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them. Until then, compare pay listing by listing. Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Licensure and practice rules in Colorado
AANP classifies Colorado as a full practice state. Colorado NPs can practice independently and prescribe medications, including controlled substances. NPs new to prescribing first receive provisional prescriptive authority and must complete a 750 hour prescribing mentorship with a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse who has full prescriptive authority within three years to earn full prescriptive authority.
Colorado is a Nurse Licensure Compact member. The compact covers the RN license beneath your APRN credential. The APRN license itself is still issued by Colorado.
Applications, fees and renewal rules come from the Colorado Board of Nursing.
Sources: AANP State Practice Environment (practice authority); NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact roster (verified August 11, 2026); BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. Counts come from live listings on this board, recounted October 24, 2026.
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Common Questions
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How many Family Practice NP jobs are open in Colorado?
2 listings in Colorado come from 2 employers. One Medical and Vail Health Hospital have the most, with 1 each. 1 of these 2 listings was posted in the last 30 days, and the newest was posted on October 7, 2026.
Do NPs need a collaborating or supervising physician in Colorado?
Not to practice, though new prescribers must complete a prescribing mentorship. Colorado NPs can practice independently and prescribe medications, including controlled substances. NPs new to prescribing first receive provisional prescriptive authority and must complete a 750 hour prescribing mentorship with a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse who has full prescriptive authority within three years to earn full prescriptive authority. The Colorado Board of Nursing publishes the current rule.
Is Colorado part of the Nurse Licensure Compact?
Yes, Colorado is a Nurse Licensure Compact member (verified against the live NCSBN roster, August 11, 2026). The compact covers the RN license underpinning your APRN credential (a multistate RN license works across member states), but APRN licensure itself is still issued individually by each state, including Colorado.