The highest paid Kansas state government jobs open in Sedgwick County right now
The state of Kansas has more than 500 job postings on its website this month, and 35 of them are available to those who want to live in Sedgwick County.
The open positions include an accountant, a bilingual administrative specialist, a geologist, a human resource professional, an investigator and a warehouse manager.
They range in pay from about $15 an hour for a family support coordinator with the Kansas Department for Children and Families to as much as $372,000 a year for the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital’s chief medical officer.
Here are the six open state government jobs, as of July 14, that have the highest salary potentials in Sedgwick County.
Highest-paying state jobs in Sedgwick County
Chief Medical Officer | South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital
Salary: Up to $372,000 a year.
Position: Full-time.
Application due date: Open until filled.
Job description: The person who fills this role will be expected to provide “clinical and executive medical leadership for the Acute Units of South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital.” This includes supervising weekend on-call physicians, collaborating with staff, ensuring regulation compliance and establishing medical staff procedures.
Chief Medical Officer (Forensic) | South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital
Salary: Up to $186,000 a year.
Position: Part-time.
Application due date: Open until filled.
Job description: This position “provides clinical and executive medical leadership for the Forensic Units of South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital.” Responsibilities include ensuring the “quality, safety, and effectiveness of forensic and medical services,” supervising direct reports and forensic-specific credentialing.
Director of Pharmacy | South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital
Salary: Up to $145,000 a year.
Position: Full-time.
Application due date: Open until filled.
Job description: The director is responsible for operating pharmacy services, including planning, day-to-day operations, financial management and staff leadership.
Director of Procurement | South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital
Salary: $80,000 to $90,000 a year.
Position: Full-time.
Application due date: Open until filled.
Job description: This person is tasked with serving as the hospital’s lead procurement professional and will provide “strategic and operational leadership for procurement, warehouse operations, inventory management, and materials distribution.”
Litigation Counsel | Kansas Corporation Commission
Salary: $75,000 to $90,000 a year.
Position: Full-time.
Application due date: Open until filled.
Job description: The person hired to fill this role will maintain a full docket load while providing legal advice to the commission and its representatives.
Lead Assistant Public Defender | Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services
Salary: $73,225 to $113,006 a year.
Position: Full-time.
Application due date: Open until filled.
Job description: This position represents adults charged with criminal felonies who are “deemed indigent and unable to afford to hire an attorney.” The role may also be expected to provide guidance to colleagues and assist with administrative needs.
Applying for Kansas government jobs
The State of Kansas Employment Center & Careers Portal provides a running list of all open government jobs in the Sunflower State.
You do not have to create an account to search for jobs, but you will have to register before applying to any of the positions.
In the portal, you can search by several filters, including location, agency, keyword, most recently posted jobs or jobs that have an application deadline date coming soon.