Denver Health is hiring registered nurses, LPNs, nurse managers and nurse practitioners across more than 20 specialties in Denver, Colorado. As Colorado's primary safety-net health system and home to the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center, Denver Health offers nursing careers in critical care, acute care, women's and children's health, and emergency services, with competitive pay, tuition reimbursement and a clinical advancement program.
Open Nursing Job Positions
What It Means to Be a Nurse at Denver Health
Denver Health is actively hiring a variety of nurse positions. One of our greatest nursing-related priorities is to continuously improve our nurse-to-patient ratio and focus on safe staffing. We are excited to increase our nursing team.
Clicking on “Apply as an External Applicant above” (or Internal if you currently work at Denver Health) and searching for “Nurse” in the Job Title field will reveal a variety of open nursing positions. You can refine the search even more by adding a modifier in the keyword field. These modifiers can include terms like:
- Charge Nurse
- LPN
- New nursing graduate
- Nurse Manager
- Nurse Supervisor
We are currently hiring for a variety of nursing positions and are working hard to fill supervisory roles. These include nurse management positions including charge nurse managers, nurse practitioners, and more. Apply and join our nursing team today!
Just starting out in health care? Explore our Certified Nursing Assistant openings, or if you're a new graduate RN, learn how our Nurse Residency Program can support your transition to practice.
Why Denver Health?
When you join Denver Health, you join a family. We are compassionate, mission-driven and committed to improving our communities.
High quality care for all is at the heart of Denver Health's mission. As Colorado’s primary safety-net institution, we are driven to serve the people of Denver regardless of their social or economic situations.
Denver Health has been serving the people of Denver as an anchor in the community since 1860. We care for the whole person by addressing factors like access to healthy food, housing, employment, transportation and education.
Denver Health provides several rewarding career paths for nurses from our level 1 trauma center, to our urgent care centers, inpatient care at our main hospital and outpatient care at community health centers located throughout the city. We welcome nurses from all career stages, whether you have many years of experience or have just completed your degree; there is a place for you at Denver Health.
Nurses are an essential part of our collaborative care teams. We welcome to you join our team, where you will have a chance to provide care to patients from all walks of life and handle cases at every level of complexity, unlike any other hospital system in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Our Employee Benefits
We offer the following:
- Competitive pay
- 20 days paid time off and seven paid holidays each year for new employees
- On-site, low-cost employee fitness center and virtual well-being classes
- 24/7 counseling for you and your family through the Employee Assistance Program
- Competitive health insurance plans and excellent medical and dental benefits
- Education opportunities and tuition reimbursement
- Shared leadership and advancement opportunity
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Immediate retirement plan vesting
- Professional clinical advancement program
- Participation in evidence-based projects
See our full benefits.
Our Nursing Specialties
- Critical Care
- Medical ICU (MICU)
- Surgical ICU (SICU)
- 3B Flex /Progressive Care Unit
- Acute Care
- Medical/Oncology
- Medical/Telemetry
- Medical/Cardiology
- Med/Surg/Tele
- Surgical Trauma Unit
- Ortho/Neuro/Uro
- Oasis
- Med/Surg/Tele-Correctional Care Unit
- Women and Children's
- Labor and Delivery
- Mom/Baby
- Pediatrics/Pediatrics ICU (PICU)
- Neonatal ICU (NICU)
- Emergency Services
- Adult Emergency Department
- Pediatric Emergency Department
- Transfer Center
- Admission/Discharge Unit
- Clinical Decision Unit- Short Stay Observation Unit
- Rapid Response Team
- SANE Program
Frequently Asked Questions About Nursing Jobs at Denver Health
How do I apply for a nursing job at Denver Health?
Use the Apply as an external candidate link if you are new to Denver Health, or the Apply as an internal candidate link if you currently work here, then search Nurse in the Job Title field.
What nursing specialties does Denver Health offer?
Denver Health hires nurses across Critical Care, Acute Care, Women and Children's, and Emergency Services, including units such as the MICU, SICU, Labor and Delivery, NICU, PICU, and the Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments.
Does Denver Health hire new nursing graduates?
Yes. Denver Health welcomes nurses at every career stage, including new graduates, and offers a professional clinical advancement program to support your growth, along with a dedicated Nurse Residency Program. See current openings under Open Nursing Job Positions.
Does Denver Health hire Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)?
Yes. Denver Health regularly hires Certified Nursing Assistants, including newly licensed CNAs, to support our nursing teams.
What benefits do Denver Health nurses receive?
Nurses receive competitive pay, 20 days of paid time off plus seven paid holidays for new employees, competitive health insurance and dental benefits, tuition reimbursement, and immediate retirement plan vesting. See the full benefits page for details.
Where is Denver Health located?
Denver Health is Colorado's primary safety-net health system, based just south of downtown Denver. We feature a Level I Trauma Center, a main hospital, urgent care centers, and community health centers located throughout the city. Visit our locations page to learn more.
Are there leadership opportunities for nurses at Denver Health?
Yes. Denver Health is actively hiring for supervisory roles, including charge nurse managers and nurse practitioners, and offers shared leadership and advancement opportunities as part of its nursing career paths.
The Nurse Experience Podcast
Where will your nursing career take you?
Learn from the personal growth stories of Denver Health nurses. This is the most recent episode of The Nurse Experience Podcast from Denver Health. The next episode will play automatically when this one ends. Use the arrows on the video player to skip to the next or previous episode.
