Colorado Collaborating Physician Jobs – Top Opportunities for Licensed Physicians
Colorado creates two distinct physician collaboration opportunities: new NPs need a physician Mentor during their 750-hour prescriptive authority window, and PAs under 5,000 hours need a collaborative (or supervisory) agreement with an actively practicing Colorado physician. With a rapidly growing Front Range healthcare market, no telehealth-only physician eligibility, and a booming medspa and wellness corridor from Denver to Boulder, Colorado’s physician collaboration market is active and well-compensated.
NP Prescriptive Mentorship and PA Collaborative Agreements — Both Need Physician Partners
Colorado creates physician collaboration demand from two distinct provider populations, each with different frameworks, different durations, and different physician qualifications.
New NPs — 750-Hour Prescriptive Authority Mentorship (RXN-P)
Colorado NPs with Provisional Prescriptive Authority (RXN-P) must complete a 750-hour Mentorship within 3 years before applying for full prescriptive authority (RXN). The Mentor can be a physician OR an experienced APRN.
Physician Mentor requirements:
• Active CO medical license in good standing; unrestricted DEA registration
• Actively practicing medicine in Colorado with physical presence
• Education/training/experience corresponding to NP’s role and population focus
• Written Mentorship Agreement with synchronous real-time communication process
• Sign documentation supporting NP’s full prescriptive authority application on completion
PAs Under 5,000 Hours — Collaborative / Supervisory Agreement (SB 23-083)
PAs with fewer than 5,000 hours (or fewer than 3,000 hours in a new practice area) must have a Supervisory Agreement with additional oversight requirements. PAs with 5,000+ hours use a standard Collaborative Agreement with lighter oversight.
Supervisory Agreement requirements (under 5,000 hrs):
• First 160 hours: collaboration in person or via technology
• PA performance evaluation at 6 months and 12 months
• Performance discussion required after each evaluation
• Agreement kept on file — no Board pre-filing
Colorado’s Dual-Track Collaboration Market and Physical Presence Requirement Create Premium, In-State Physician Demand
Colorado is a full practice authority state for NPs — but new NPs seeking their first prescriptive authority receive only Provisional Prescriptive Authority (RXN-P), requiring a 750-hour Mentorship with a physician or experienced APRN. The Mentor must have active Colorado medical licensure, an unrestricted DEA registration, and relevant education and training corresponding to the NP’s role and population focus.
For PAs, Colorado’s SB 23-083 (effective August 7, 2023) replaced physician supervision with a collaborative agreement model. PAs under 5,000 hours — or changing practice areas with fewer than 3,000 hours in the new area — must have a Supervisory Agreement with enhanced oversight, including first-160-hours in-person collaboration and 6- and 12-month performance evaluations. The physician must be actively practicing in Colorado with regular, reliable physical presence — telehealth-only practice expressly does not qualify.
Colorado’s “no telehealth-only” physician requirement is one of the most distinctive in the series and creates genuine scarcity for qualifying in-state physicians. Combined with Denver’s rapidly expanding medspa, aesthetics, and wellness clinic market and Colorado’s fast-growing PA workforce, the collaboration demand for physicians with physical Colorado presence is consistently high.
Colorado State Requirements
NPs with Provisional Prescriptive Authority (RXN-P) must complete a 750-hour Mentorship within 3 years. Physician Mentor must hold an active CO medical license in good standing, have an unrestricted DEA registration, actively practice in Colorado with physical presence, and have education/training corresponding to the NP’s role and population focus. 3 CCR 716-1, Rule 1.15; C.R.S. § 12-255-112
Mentorship Agreement must be written, mutually structured, signed by both parties, and must outline a process, documentation, and frequency for ongoing synchronous real-time communication to discuss prescribing. Secure audio/video conferencing permitted; email alone does not satisfy synchronous communication requirement. 3 CCR 716-1, Rule 1.14(G)(4)
All PAs must have a written Collaborative Agreement with a CO-licensed physician or physician group (SB 23-083, eff. Aug 7, 2023). PAs under 5,000 hours (or under 3,000 hours in a new practice area): Supervisory Agreement required — first 160 hours must include in-person or technology collaboration; performance evaluations at 6 and 12 months. C.R.S. § 12-240-107; SB 23-083
For all physician-PA collaboration, the physician must be actively practicing medicine in Colorado by means of regular and reliable physical presence in Colorado. Practicing medicine based primarily on telecommunication devices or telehealth technology does NOT constitute actively practicing medicine in Colorado. Agreement kept on file at PA’s primary practice location; provided to Board on request. DPO Colorado PA FAQ; SB 23-083
No ratio cap for NP mentorships or PA collaborative agreements. On completion of the 750-hour NP mentorship, the physician Mentor must provide documentation supporting the NP’s application for full prescriptive authority to the CO Board of Nursing. Mentorship Agreement retained for 3 years after completion. 3 CCR 716-1, Rule 1.14(C)(13-15)
Colorado’s PA Experience-Based Oversight Structure Under SB 23-083
Colorado’s PA collaborative agreement requirements scale with experience. The physician’s oversight role is most intensive for early-career PAs and becomes lighter as the PA gains experience.
Under 5,000 Total Hours or Under 3,000 Hours in New Practice Area
Supervisory Agreement required. First 160 hours: in-person or technology collaboration. Performance evaluation at 6 months. Performance evaluation AND discussion at 12 months. Also applies to PAs changing practice areas with under 3,000 hours in the new area — regardless of total career hours.
Emergency Department, Level I or II Trauma Center
Supervisory Agreement applies indefinitely — regardless of PA hours or experience. This is the only setting in Colorado where the supervisory agreement requirement does not sunset with experience. PAs changing to ED practice at a non-Level I/II trauma center: supervising physician may increase supervisory hours at their discretion.
5,000+ Total Hours (or 3,000+ Hours in Current Practice Area)
Standard Collaborative Agreement — lighter oversight. No 160-hour intensive period. No mandatory 6/12-month evaluations. Agreement defines the scope and nature of collaboration. Physician must still be actively practicing in Colorado with regular physical presence.
What a Collaborating Physician Does in Colorado
Colorado’s physician roles span two frameworks — NP prescriptive mentorship and PA collaborative agreements. Both require active Colorado physical presence, but neither requires Board pre-filing.
Serve as NP Prescriptive Authority Mentor
Sign a written Mentorship Agreement with the NP establishing synchronous communication processes for prescribing discussions. Guide the NP through their 750-hour prescriptive authority mentorship window — available via secure audio/video conferencing as needed.
Sign the PA Collaborative or Supervisory Agreement
Execute the appropriate agreement type based on the PA’s experience: Supervisory Agreement (under 5,000 hours) or standard Collaborative Agreement (5,000+ hours). Agreement is kept on file at the PA’s practice location — no pre-filing with the Colorado Medical Board required.
First-160-Hours Collaboration (New PAs)
For PAs under 5,000 hours, ensure that the first 160 hours of collaborative practice include in-person or technology-based collaboration as required by the Supervisory Agreement. This intensive early period helps ensure safe practice as the PA establishes patterns in your state.
6-Month and 12-Month PA Evaluations
For PAs under 5,000 hours, conduct and document performance evaluations at 6 months and 12 months — with a required discussion of each evaluation with the PA. We provide evaluation templates and scheduling coordination for both milestones.
Provide NP Full Prescriptive Authority Documentation
At the completion of the NP’s 750-hour mentorship, provide the documentation the NP requests to support their application to the Colorado Board of Nursing for full prescriptive authority (RXN). Retain the Mentorship Agreement for 3 years after completion.
Earn Income From Both Tracks
Receive income from NP Mentorship Agreements and PA Collaborative/Supervisory Agreements. Colorado’s no-ratio-cap structure and rapidly growing Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins healthcare market — with its active medspa, telehealth, and wellness clinic sector — provide consistent dual-stream income opportunities.
Get Started in 3 Simple Steps
Many physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours.
Apply
Submit your credentials, Colorado medical license number, DEA registration, and specialty. It takes less than 2 minutes. We verify your active CO physical presence before matching.
Get Matched
We connect you with Colorado NPs in their 750-hour prescriptive authority window and PA practices needing Supervisory or Collaborative Agreements — across Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins, and statewide.
Start Collaborating
Begin with compliant NP Mentorship Agreements and PA Collaborative/Supervisory Agreements — with experience-tier tracking, evaluation scheduling, and full prescriptive authority documentation coordination built in from day one.
A Smarter Way to Work as a Colorado Collaborating Physician
Colorado’s dual NP/PA framework, Provisional vs. Full Prescriptive Authority distinction, 750-hour mentorship tracking, PA experience-tier matching, no-telehealth physical presence requirement, and PA evaluation milestones all need precise navigation. We handle it.
We match you across both tracks
We identify Colorado NPs in their 750-hour RXN-P window and PAs needing the correct agreement type for their experience tier — ensuring every match is accurate before introductions.
Start within 24–48 hours
Many Colorado physicians in our network are matched and onboarded within 24 to 48 hours. No Board pre-filing for either NP or PA arrangements means no administrative processing delay.
3 CCR 716-1 and SB 23-083-compliant agreements
Our NP Mentorship Agreements and PA Collaborative/Supervisory Agreements meet Colorado Board of Nursing and Colorado Medical Board requirements — with synchronous communication processes and evaluation frameworks built in.
750-hour and PA experience milestone tracking
We track NP mentorship hours toward the 750-hour RXN threshold and PA practice hours through the 5,000-hour Supervisory Agreement graduation — with evaluation scheduling and transition coordination at every milestone.
Physical presence verification
We verify that every physician match meets Colorado’s “regular and reliable physical presence” standard — ensuring telehealth-primary physicians are not inadvertently matched in arrangements that don’t meet the Colorado requirement.
Fast-growing Colorado market
Colorado’s rapidly expanding Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins healthcare corridor, growing medspa and wellness sector, and one of the fastest-growing NP and PA workforces in the West create consistent, high-quality collaboration demand across both tracks.
Colorado Clinic Types We Work With
NPs in their 750-hour prescriptive authority window and PAs under 5,000 hours across Colorado’s Front Range medspa corridor, Denver medical district, Boulder wellness market, and Mountain West telehealth platforms all need physician partners.
This Opportunity Is Ideal For
Physicians with an active Colorado medical license in good standing who are physically present and actively practicing in Colorado
Physicians with an unrestricted Colorado DEA registration for NP Mentorship Agreements involving controlled substance prescribing
Those seeking dual-stream income from NP prescriptive mentorships and PA collaborative agreements
Physicians whose education, training, and active practice area corresponds to the NP’s role and population focus
Your Colorado medical license must be active and in good standing. You must be actively practicing medicine in Colorado with regular, reliable physical presence in the state — practicing medicine based primarily on telehealth or remote technology does NOT satisfy Colorado’s requirements for either NP Mentorship or PA Collaborative Agreements. No ratio cap applies for either track.
Colorado Collaborating Physician Jobs — NP Mentorship, PA Supervisory Agreements, and Remote Physician Jobs Across Denver, Boulder, and the Front Range
Colorado’s dual-track framework creates two distinct types of collaborating physician jobs: NP Prescriptive Authority Mentorships for the 750-hour RXN-P window, and PA Supervisory or Collaborative Agreements for PAs under and over 5,000 hours. With no on-site requirement, no ratio cap for NP mentorships, and an explicit active-practice standard that limits the supply of eligible physicians, Colorado offers well-compensated remote physician jobs and part time physician jobs for qualified physicians across Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and the Mountain State’s thriving telehealth and wellness markets.
Part Time Physician Jobs — Two Income Tracks in One State
Colorado’s NP mentorship and PA supervisory frameworks operate independently — meaning a single Colorado-licensed physician can hold NP Mentorship income and PA Supervisory Agreement income simultaneously. Both are structured as part time physician jobs with defined, bounded obligations. The NP mentorship centers on synchronous communication and prescribing review over the 750-hour window; the PA supervisory role involves the 160-hour intensive early collaboration period and 6- and 12-month evaluations for PAs under 5,000 hours. Together, the two tracks create a diversified supplemental income portfolio from a single Colorado license.
Physician Consulting Jobs — Denver and Boulder Medspa and Wellness Market
Denver’s Cherry Creek and RiNo neighborhoods and Boulder’s Pearl Street wellness corridor host one of the most active medspa and functional medicine markets in the Mountain West. NP-led and PA-led aesthetic clinics, GLP-1 weight loss practices, and IV hydration studios across the Front Range generate consistent demand for physician consulting jobs beyond standard mentorship and supervisory arrangements. Physician consulting jobs in Colorado’s wellness market typically cover protocol development, payer credentialing, and QA oversight — structured as retainer engagements alongside mentorship or supervisory income.
A Genuine Physician Side Job — Active Practice Requirement Limits Supply, Drives Value
Colorado’s active-practice standard — requiring regular and reliable physical presence in the state, with telehealth-only practice explicitly excluded — limits the pool of eligible collaborating physicians. That structural scarcity drives per-arrangement compensation higher than in states with no presence standard. A physician side job in Colorado therefore tends to compensate above the Mountain West average, reflecting the genuine limitation on who qualifies. Physicians who do meet the active-practice standard are consistently in demand as physician advisor roles and supervisory positions across the Front Range and statewide.
No Ratio Cap for NP Mentorships — Scalable Income Within the 750-Hour Window
Colorado’s Board of Nursing rules do not impose a ratio cap on the number of NPs a physician may mentor simultaneously for prescriptive authority. A qualified Colorado physician can hold multiple concurrent NP Mentorship Agreements, building a scalable supplemental income stream from the state’s large and continuously renewing cohort of newly licensed NPs entering their prescriptive authority pathway each year. Combined with PA Supervisory Agreement income, the dual-track structure makes Colorado one of the more scalable collaborating physician jobs markets in the Mountain West.
CollaboratingPhysician.com maintains an active pipeline of collaborating physician jobs across Colorado and matches physicians with NP and PA practices within 24 to 48 hours. Whether you are looking for part time physician jobs in Denver or Boulder, remote physician advisor jobs with Colorado-based telehealth platforms, or physician consulting jobs across the Front Range, we verify active-practice eligibility, structure Mentorship Agreements to meet 3 CCR 716-1 Rule 1.14 requirements, manage PA Supervisory Agreement 160-hour intensive coordination and evaluation scheduling, and handle all 5,000-hour milestone transitions throughout every arrangement.
Frequently Asked Questions — Colorado
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Colorado NPs in their 750-hour prescriptive authority window and PAs in their collaborative practice period both need actively practicing Colorado physician partners. We connect you across both tracks, structure the right agreement type, track milestones, and support your role throughout.
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