Allied Health Jobs Near You
Allied health jobs are some of the hottest in the United States, with thousands of new opportunities opening up every year for PTs, OTs, pharmacy techs, social workers, medical techs, and many others.
Read on to discover what allied careers have to offer in terms of expectations, settings, and availability, what allied health salary rates to expect, and how to find allied health jobs near you.
What can you expect from an allied health job?
Allied health is a term used to include a wide range of clinical workers like therapists, technologists, and technicians. As opposed to practicing nursing or medicine, most allied healthcare careers focus on:
- Identifying, evaluating and preventing diseases and other adverse health conditions
- Providing dietary and nutrition services
- Managing patient rehabilitation
From using technology to diagnose conditions and inform care decisions, to helping people recover from surgery, illness, or injury, to helping deliver mental health services, allied health clinicians provide services are essential in every part of the care continuum.
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What allied health jobs are currently hiring?
Generally speaking, allied healthcare jobs are for therapists, technologists, technicians, and assistants. Working directly or indirectly with patients or residents of long-term care facilities — often under a doctor’s supervision — these professionals cover everything from mental health and living with chronic disease to nutritional counseling and athletic training.
Therapists are specialists in therapy, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and respiratory therapy. Most therapists are Master’s level professionals who lead teams of aides, assistants, and other clinical workers. You can see some examples of therapist jobs here .
Technologists are specialists in clinical lab technologies, such as CT scanning, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine. These jobs usually require a Bachelor’s degree. Like therapists, technologists often hold leadership roles among teams. Check out more examples of technologist allied jobs here .
Technicians and assistants are clinical professionals with roles similar to technologists and therapists, but at a lower level of seniority and with less training required — typically two years or less. Examples include medical techs, pharmacy techs, radiology techs, surgical techs, medical assistants, phlebotomists, physical therapist assistants (PTAs) and occupational therapist assistants (OTAs), among many others. You can browse technician and assistant allied jobs here .
Other allied health professionals include nutritionists, social workers, psychologists and mental health professionals, and care administrators. See a full list of available allied health jobs here .
Find your next allied health job with HealthTrust
If you’re a clinical worker in search of a new allied career, you’ve come to the right place. HealthTrust offers jobs for therapists, techs, assistants, and other allied health professionals. Plus, explore great benefits and a variety of job options that include contract, travel, per diem, full-time, and more. Get started now by searching all allied jobs here .