Urgent Care Positions in Colorado (2)
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- •Clarify the evening, weekend, and holiday rotation up front
- •Ask about patients-per-hour expectations at peak volume
- •Confirm which procedures NPs own: lacerations, splinting, I&D
- •Verify on-site radiograph and lab support
- •Ask how evening and weekend differentials are structured
Why Urgent Care?
Defined shifts with no after-hours panel work; when the clinic closes, the day is done.
Procedures, radiograph reads, and undifferentiated complaints across the lifespan.
Urgent care chains, health-system clinics, and retail health sites all post these roles; each listing names the site and hours.
Hiring in Colorado
Urgent Care Careers in Colorado
Who is hiring
All 2 current Urgent Care listings in Colorado are posted by Vail Health Hospital.
- Vail Health Hospital2 listings
Where the listings are
Every listing with a stated location is in Avon.
Posted pay
2 of 2 listings state an annual salary. This site publishes a median only once at least 5 listings from 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them, so 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 September 30, 2026.
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Common Questions
Urgent Care NP Jobs in Colorado FAQ
How many Urgent Care NP jobs are open in Colorado?
All 2 current Urgent Care listings in Colorado are posted by Vail Health Hospital. The newest listing was posted on August 25, 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.