Internal Medicine / Family Medicine Physician – Outpatient Primary Care
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Job Description
Primary Care Physician Opportunities Internal Medicine & Family Medicine Heywood Healthcare | Winchendon & Athol, Massachusetts
Heywood Healthcare is seeking Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians to join our established and growing primary care practices in north-central Massachusetts. We currently have openings at the following locations:
- Winchendon Health Center – Winchendon, MA
- Tully Family Medicine – Athol, MA
- Athol Primary Care – Athol, MA
Position Overview
Physicians will provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to adult and family populations, emphasizing preventive care, chronic disease management, and continuity of care. Our practices are supported by experienced clinical staff and a collaborative care model that allows physicians to focus on patient care.
Qualifications
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Eligible for Massachusetts medical licensure
- Commitment to team-based care and community-focused medicine
- Strong communication and clinical decision-making skills
- Practice Highlights
- Primarily outpatient schedules with predictable hours
- Established patient panels with strong community demand
- Integrated health system with access to specialty services, hospitalists, and care management
- Supportive leadership and experienced practice management teams
- Reasonable Call Schedule
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary with productivity incentives
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, malpractice coverage
- Generous paid time off and CME allowance
- Loan repayment opportunities available (site-dependent)
Community Highlights
Winchendon and Athol, MA offer small-town charm, affordable housing, and excellent access to outdoor recreation, including lakes, hiking, and state parks. The region provides an excellent quality of life with convenient access to Worcester, Boston, and New Hampshire.
Contact
Amanda LaFalam, Director of Provider Recruitment, Relations, and Forte Medical Libraryamanda.lafalam@heywood.org
heywood.org
617-275-1545 Mobile
Key Responsibilities
Physicians will provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to adult and family populations with an emphasis on preventive care and chronic disease management. They will work within a collaborative care model to ensure continuity of care for established patient panels.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Massachusetts, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$259k (67 salary observations; 106 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,880 salary observations; 6,427 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 50% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Internal Medicine / Family Medicine Physician – Outpatient Primary Care at Heywood Medical Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,570 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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- No call
- On-site
Living in Winchendon
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k
- Median resident rent
- $1,163/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 28 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
Benefits & Perks
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