Registered Nurse - Cardiac Care

Incredible Health

Aurora, Colorado

Posted Aug 1

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: CCU · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the state of Colorado
Term: Per Diem

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Against similar roles: Colorado PRN median is $94k/yrColorado PRN postings that state pay run $70k/yr to $115k/yr, the middle half $85k/yr to $100k/yr, across 239 postings. This posting's $46k/yr to $102k/yr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.

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Medical
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Vision
401K
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

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Hospitals on Incredible Health are actively hiring and accepting applications in the Aurora, CO area for the following position: Registered Nurse - Cardiac Care. Nurses with experience in any of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply: Arrhythmia management, Chest tube, External pacemaker, Post cardiac surgery care, Rehab, or Transesophageal echocardiogram.

Shift(s) available: day shift, night shift, and mid shift Job types available: full time, part time, and per diem Employer features: 401(K), Academic medical center, Best Places to Work recognition, Best Places to Work recognition, Community hospital, Cross training, Cross training, Level 1 trauma center, Level 3 trauma center, Level 4 trauma center, Magnet recognized, Medical, Medical, Offers sign on bonus, PTO, Teaching Hospital, Tuition Assistance, U. S. News best hospital

Qualifications

ADN/ASN degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the state of Colorado

Benefits

Healthcare coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision
401K
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Salary: $46,000 to $101,550 /year

What's around it?

In Aurora, CO

Aurora, COFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% above the US average

Median rent: $1,835/mo
Household income: $88,368/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Aurora, CO

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals who post in r/AuroraCO cluster in the southeast—south of E Quincy Ave, south of Iliff, and generally south of Mississippi—where a roughly 20-minute in-city commute is treated as worth the quieter streets. Named safer, higher-income pockets include Aurora Highlands (small-town feel, good schools, its own search demand), Saddle Rock, Saddle Rock Ridge, Saddle Rock Highlands, Piney Creek, Tallyn’s Reach, Seven Hills, Conservatory, and Sterling Hills; Facebook also flags the NW quad of Bayview Wellington. North Aurora is the area locals tell movers to skip. The city mixes master-planned new builds, older stock, and 55+ communities across a ~165-square-mile footprint of nearly 400,000 people.

Nurses and young professionals who post in r/AuroraCO cluster in the southeast—south of E Quincy Ave, south of Iliff, and generally south of Mississippi—where a roughly 20-minute in-city commute is treated as worth the quieter streets. Named safer, higher-income pockets include Aurora Highlands (small-town feel, good schools, its own search demand), Saddle Rock, Saddle Rock Ridge, Saddle Rock Highlands, Piney Creek, Tallyn’s Reach, Seven Hills, Conservatory, and Sterling Hills; Facebook also flags the NW quad of Bayview Wellington.

North Aurora is the area locals tell movers to skip. The city mixes master-planned new builds, older stock, and 55+ communities across a ~165-square-mile footprint of nearly 400,000 people.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: sparefoot.com Source 3: exprealty.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: pods.com Source 7: facebook.com

Getting aroundAnschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado are in Aurora, so many nursing shifts are a local drive rather than a Denver commute. Northern Aurora is about 25 minutes to downtown Denver; the southeastern side runs 35–45 minutes, and Reddit locals treat a 20-minute in-city hop as a win. Peak delays hit I-225 and E-470; RTD light rail exists but coverage is thin (Transit Score 35, Walk Score 43, Bike Score 53), so most people drive. Centennial is about 15 minutes into Aurora; Littleton about 25.

Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado are in Aurora, so many nursing shifts are a local drive rather than a Denver commute. Northern Aurora is about 25 minutes to downtown Denver; the southeastern side runs 35–45 minutes, and Reddit locals treat a 20-minute in-city hop as a win.

Peak delays hit I-225 and E-470; RTD light rail exists but coverage is thin (Transit Score 35, Walk Score 43, Bike Score 53), so most people drive. Centennial is about 15 minutes into Aurora; Littleton about 25.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: redfin.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: youtube.com

OutdoorsCherry Creek State Park and Aurora Reservoir are the in-city backyard: miles of trails, picnic areas, boating, and stand-up paddleboarding with Front Range views. Hogan Park holds the large "Umi" sculpture; 12 Mile Stables offers guided horseback rides. Weekend trips from r/AuroraCO point to Evergreen Lake, Mount Falcon, Lookout Mountain, and Red Rocks—because Aurora itself is flatter and farther from the mountains than west-metro suburbs. Visitor guides also flag family pools and lazy-river resorts.

Cherry Creek State Park and Aurora Reservoir are the in-city backyard: miles of trails, picnic areas, boating, and stand-up paddleboarding with Front Range views. Hogan Park holds the large "Umi" sculpture; 12 Mile Stables offers guided horseback rides.

Weekend trips from r/AuroraCO point to Evergreen Lake, Mount Falcon, Lookout Mountain, and Red Rocks—because Aurora itself is flatter and farther from the mountains than west-metro suburbs. Visitor guides also flag family pools and lazy-river resorts.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: rent.com Source 2: colorado.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Living in Aurora

Aurora is Colorado’s third-largest city—nearly 400,000 people across 165 square miles of eastern Denver metro prairie, not a mountain town and not a downtown. For a nurse the draw is Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado inside city limits. Live southeast: Aurora Highlands, Saddle Rock, Piney Creek, Tallyn’s Reach, or south of E Quincy Ave; skip North Aurora. You will drive (Transit Score 35) with rush-hour backups on I-225 and E-470; northern Aurora is about 25 minutes to downtown Denver, the far southeast 35–45. Housing undercuts central Denver—median homes around $409,700–$470,000, rents roughly $1,600–$1,760—but still runs about 25% above the national average. Crime is falling yet neighborhood-dependent. Stanley Marketplace, Annette, Helga’s, Bent Barley, and 400+ ethnic restaurants are the hangouts; Cherry Creek State Park and Aurora Reservoir are the backyard. Tradeoffs locals own: sprawl, no downtown, little walkability, and a longer haul to the mountains than west-metro suburbs.

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Sources

As of 2025Source 1: sparefoot.com Source 2: rent.com Source 3: pods.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: crosscountry.com Source 8: visitaurora.com Source 9: colorado.com Source 10: exprealty.com

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