Careers at Heywood Healthcare

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Join the team that is changing healthcare for the patients we serve by delivering clinical excellence close to home and is committed to helping our communities become and stay healthy.

We are seeking highly qualified physicians to join our team as we expand our primary care services throughout the region.

2026 Heywood Healthcare Employee Benefits Guide

Careers at Heywood Healthcare

Explore job openings at Heywood Healthcare, which offers career pathways across all areas of patient care, hospital administration and operations.

Featured Positions 

Registered Nurse, Night Shift Positions available for:
Athol Emergency Room, Heywood Emergency Room, Heywood ICU
  • Full-Time
  • Part-Time
  • Per Diem
  • Sign On Bonuses
  • Shift Differentials
  • Benefit Eligible at 20 Hours + Per Week.

Behavioral Health Career Opportunities

MHU & GPU Counselor and Therapist Positions
Varied Shifts
Up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus 

MHU & GPU Registered Nurse Positions
Varied Shifts
Up to a $30,000 sign-on bonus 

Medical Social Worker – Heywood Social Service
Full Time | 40 Hours | Days | Monday–Friday | Every Other Weekend

Outpatient Practice Therapist – Heywood Medical Group Psychiatry
Part-Time | 24 Hours | Days | Hybrid

LICSW – Heywood Medical Group Psychiatry
Per Diem | Days | Hybrid

Mental Health Counselor – Mental Health Unit
24 Hours | Evenings | Every Other Weekend/Holiday
$5,000 Sign-On Bonus!

CNA/NA Positions available at:
Athol Memorial Hospital and Heywood Hospital

  • Full-Time
  • Part-Time
  • Per Diem
  • Shift Differentials
  • Benefit Eligible at 20 Hours + Per Week

If you do not currently hold an MA CNA License, successfully completing the NUR111 program at MWCC will qualify you to sit for licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If you are interested in applying for the licensure, please contact the Nursing Department at MWCC for a letter.

 

Position available for the Heywood and Athol Imaging Departments:

  • CAT Scan Technologist- Heywood Hospital
    24-Hours, Night Shift, Rotating Weekends and Holidays
    24-Hours, Evening Shift, 3:00PM-11:30PM, Flexible Days, Rotating Weekends
  • Ultrasound Technologist- Heywood Hospital
    40-Hours, Flexible Shifts, Day/Evening Shifts, 12:00PM-10:30PM, 7:00AM- 5:30PM, On Call Rotation
  • Radiology Technologist- Heywood Hospital
    40-Hours, Day Shift, Rotating Weekends and Holidays
    32-Hours, Day Shift, Every other Weekend
  • Radiology Technologist with CT- Athol Hospital
    32-Hours, Day/Evening Shifts, Rotating Weekends and Holidays
    32-Hours, Day Shift, 8-Hour and 12-Hour Shifts, Every other Weekend

Position available for the Heywood Respiratory Department

  • Respiratory Therapist, Heywood Respiratory, 24-Hour, Varied Schedule, Monday-Sunday, 7:00am - 7:30pm, Days/Evenings, Weekend and Holiday Rotation (update)
  • Respiratory Therapist, Athol Respiratory, 24-Hours, Days, Evenings, 7:00am-7:00pm, Weekends, Rotating holidays (update)

Heywood Laboratory Positions

Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Laboratory Technician Positions available for:

  • Athol Hospital and Heywood Hospital Laboratory Departments
  • Full-Time
  • Part-Time
  • Per Diem
  • Varied Shifts
  • Sign On Bonuses
  • Shift Differentials
  • Benefit Eligible at 20 Hours + Per Week

Heywood Medical Group Cardiology Opportunities

  • Ambulatory Cardiology Nurse and Cardiac Device & Cardiac Stress Test Support, Cardiology,  40-Hours, Days, 8:15AM-4:45PM
  • Float Office Nurse, Nursing Floats,  40-Hours, Days, Monday-Friday, Hours vary per office needs

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Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It is comprised of:

  • Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA
  • Athol Hospital, a 21-bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA
  • Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region.

The organization includes four satellite facilities in MA; Heywood Rehabilitation Center and Heywood Urgent Care in Gardner; Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon; and the Heywood Charitable Foundation.

We look forward to welcoming you to Heywood Healthcare as part of a team of people committed to providing the leading edge of caring. Whether you are starting your career in healthcare or a seasoned professional, come be part of a premier community healthcare system.

Please be aware that Heywood Healthcare requires all employees  to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  This position will require the successful candidate to show proof of a vaccination.  Heywood Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.

Heywood Healthcare is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all by not discriminating against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, marital status or protected veteran or active military status and any other legally protected characteristics under Federal, state or local laws. Furthermore, Heywood Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans who are unable to use our online application system.