| Weekly pay | Up to $2,500 on a 12x3 schedule of 36 hours per week |
|---|---|
| License | Compact state. A multistate NLC license lets you start with no separate Colorado application. |
| Shifts | Day and Night shifts available |
| The clinical twist | Altitude changes how patients present. It makes the work more interesting and the skills more portable. |
| Extras | Weekly pay and a dedicated recruiter. Stipend details vary by contract; your recruiter breaks down every package. Call (866) 680-2920. |
| Pay updated | June 2026 |
Here is something that does not come up on most travel job pages but defines the work in Colorado: elevation changes medicine. At 5,280 feet and well above it across the Front Range and mountain communities, lower atmospheric oxygen means patients with COPD, heart failure, and other cardiopulmonary conditions decompensate faster and present differently than they would at sea level. You will use high-flow oxygen and close respiratory assessment more, and you will see altitude-specific presentations that nurses from flatland states rarely encounter.
For a traveler, that is a genuine professional draw. A Colorado contract sharpens your respiratory and cardiac assessment skills in a way that travels with you to every future assignment, and facilities here staff with that acuity in mind. It is one of the few markets where the geography itself makes you a better nurse.
5,280 ft
Denver Elevation
Compact
Fast Start
300 Days
Sunshine / Year
Colorado is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact, so a multistate license means no separate application and no licensing wait, a fast start that suits the Front Range's year-round demand. We Care Staffing's current Colorado contracts pay up to $2,500 a week on a 12x3 schedule, with tax-free housing and meal stipends tied to GSA rates for travelers who keep a qualifying tax home.
Colorado's flat income tax of roughly 4.4% applies only to your taxable base. For benchmarking, RNs earn competitive wages here per BLS data, and a 12x3 schedule plus 300 days of sunshine a year is the reason so many travelers take one Colorado contract and start looking for the next before it ends.
Taxable Base Rate
Competitive hourly wage
Housing Stipend
Tax-free, GSA-based rates
Meal Stipend
Tax-free daily allowance
Weekly Pay
Transparent breakdown every week
$2,500
Max Weekly Pay
4.4%
Flat State Tax
Compact
Fast Start
We Care Staffing places travel RNs across Colorado in the specialties facilities need most: med-surg, telemetry, ICU, ER, labor and delivery, and OR, with respiratory and cardiac acuity running higher than you might expect because of the altitude. The work is core bedside nursing carried as a full member of an established team: assessments, care plans, medications and treatments, EMR documentation, and patient and family education.
We Care Staffing places nurses across Colorado's Front Range health systems and its mountain and regional hospitals. Demand concentrates around Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora, with seasonal surges in mountain-town facilities through ski season.
"We-Care found me the perfect ER nurse assignment quickly. Their communication was fantastic throughout the entire process. I couldn't be happier!"
Jessica Miller
Travel Nurse
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