Practice and allied health jobs: medical assistants, lab and radiography staff, paramedics and midwives
Practice and support roles, along with allied health professions, keep clinics, labs, radiography departments and ambulance services running, and often offer an easier way into healthcare than nursing or medicine.
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The job market right now
Atlas currently lists 10 open roles for medical assistants, posted by 9 employers.
Most openings are currently in Berlin, Vienna and Munich.
Employers hiring now
Centorva2 roles
Asb Berlin1 role
CORIUS Gruppe1 role
CURRENTA GRUPPE1 role
Maybach Medical Group1 role
Praxis Dr. Lecheler1 role- Asb Nordwest1 role
- DEIN DENTAL / EDG1 role
By specialty
What these roles have in common
Medical assistants and practice assistants organise day-to-day clinic operations, from scheduling and taking blood samples to billing. Allied health professions such as biomedical science and radiography carry out lab and imaging diagnostics. Paramedics and EMS staff care for patients in the ambulance service, and midwives support pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.
Training paths differ enormously between these roles, from a short course taken alongside employment to a full bachelor's degree.
Training routes at a glance
In Germany, medical assistants complete a three-year dual apprenticeship ending in a chamber exam; in Austria, practice assistants (Ordinationsassistenz) take a shorter course, often alongside employment. Biomedical science and radiography are bachelor's degrees at Austrian universities of applied sciences, while the comparable German training runs through vocational colleges for the MT professions.
Paramedics in Germany complete a three-year training under the Notfallsanitätergesetz, while Austria runs tiered paramedic training with additional emergency competencies. Midwifery in both countries has largely moved to bachelor's degree study.
Employers by profession
Practices and outpatient clinics employ medical and practice assistants, while hospital labs and radiography departments employ allied health staff. Ambulance organisations such as the Red Cross, Johanniter or Malteser are the classic employers in emergency medical services, and midwives work in delivery rooms, birth centres, or independently supporting home care.
Working hours and pay
Practice-based roles usually have predictable hours with no night duty, while allied health staff in hospital labs sometimes cover on-call shifts for emergency diagnostics. Ambulance services run round-the-clock shift patterns, and hospital midwifery works rotating shifts too, while self-employed midwives organise their own schedule.
Pay follows a collective agreement, AVR or Kollektivvertrag depending on the employer; self-employed midwives bill through midwifery fee schedules or contracts with health insurers.
Recognition of foreign qualifications
Foreign qualifications in these professions are also recognised after a content review, with the responsible authority depending on the profession and the state. For midwives and allied health professions, the academic nature of the training often means a case-by-case review of the degree content.
How Atlas helps
Atlas lists current openings in practices, labs, radiography, emergency medical services and midwifery in one place, making employer and shift model easy to compare.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a medical assistant and a practice assistant?
Germany's medical assistant (MFA) completes a three-year dual apprenticeship ending in a chamber exam, while Austria's practice assistant (Ordinationsassistenz) takes a shorter course, often alongside employment. Both organise day-to-day practice work, but the training scope is quite different.
Is a paramedic the same as a basic ambulance assistant?
No, a fully qualified paramedic (Notfallsanitäter/in) has longer, more extensive training with broader medical competencies than a basic ambulance assistant (Rettungssanitäter/in).
Can midwives work independently?
Yes, alongside employed hospital roles, independent midwifery care for pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period is well established in both countries and is billed through statutory health insurance.
Are foreign lab or radiography qualifications recognised?
Yes, after the responsible authority reviews the training content, with an adaptation period or aptitude test where there are significant gaps.
Is part-time work available in these roles?
Yes, especially in practice and lab settings. In ambulance services and hospital midwifery, how workable part-time is depends more on the facility's shift model.
Conclusion
Practice and allied health roles cover very different training paths and working models, from predictable practice hours to round-the-clock ambulance shifts. Atlas helps you find the right roles by profession and location.
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