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Ardent Health
Topeka, Kansas

Pain Management Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Topeka, Kansas

Physician Assistant 8.3 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus is hiring a full-time APP in the Interventional Pain Management team. Be part of our experienced group with a family atmosphere that is focused on patient, provider, and staff safety!

  • New Grads are welcome to Apply! Mentorship available
  • Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
  • Outpatient clinic services
  • Join a team of 2 physicians, experienced support staff
  • 12 RN, 1 Xray tech, Front desk, on site authorization team no opiates prescribing
  • Mon-Fri, 7:00am- 4:00pm, No Weekend or Call Requirements
  • Daily Patient Load: 18-21 busy practice
  • EMR: Epic

Compensation & Benefits

Caring for our team members is part of our purpose. We do this by working to provide high-quality, affordable benefits that support you and your family's health and financial well-being. Your recruitment package may include:

Base Salary

CME Allowance

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation Allowance

Paid Malpractice Coverage

Health Benefits + Retirement Plan

  • Marketing + Practice Growth Assistance
  • Discover Topeka, Kansas: A Community of Excellence and Opportunity
  • Located in northeast Kansas along the Kansas River, just an hour from Kansas City, 30 mins from popular college towns, Lawrence and Manhattan, KS
  • State capital, Topeka offers a unique blend of vibrant urban living and small-town charm
  • Ranked in the Top 20 U.S. Cities w/ Lowest Cost of Living (2025) and Top 25 Cities in the U.S. to Buy a House (2025)
  • Resident appreciate high-performing schooling options and family-friendly attractions, including the Kansas Museum of History, Children's Discovery Center, Topeka Zoo
  • More than 20 art galleries and live music venues
  • Outdoor enthusiasts love exploring numerous parks, miles of paved gravel and wooded trails, and recreational lakes.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient care as part of the Interventional Pain Management team, supporting a busy practice with a daily patient load of 18–21. Work alongside physicians and experienced clinical and administrative staff in a clinic that does not prescribe opiates.

Requirements

The position is open to a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, and new graduates are welcome to apply. Mentorship is available; no specific years of experience or education requirements are stated.

Key Skills

Patient CareOutpatient Clinical CarePatient Safety

Pain Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Kansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.3 / 10 · top 5% in pain medicineranked against 43 Pain Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Kansas26 active4,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 66% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS Physician Assistant listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pain Medicine listings80 in the last 30 days52 the 30 days before (+54%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (43 Pain Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pain Management Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Topeka, Kansas at Ardent Health a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pain Medicine — ranked against 43 active Pain Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 39 employers
13
<$155k
11
$155k-175k
15
$175k-195k
7
$195k-215k
4
$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

43 jobs · 39 employers
401k / retirement match
81% this job
CME allowance
51% this job
Sign-on bonus
42% this job
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
19% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 8.3
Among the best 10% of Pain Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 43 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Ardent Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Topeka, Kansas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Base Salary
CME Allowance
Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Allowance
Paid Malpractice Coverage
Health Benefits
Retirement Plan
Marketing + Practice Growth Assistance

Living in Topeka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$205k
Typical market rent
$1,249/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Topeka, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.