Psychiatrist

Your final base salary will be determined based on your education, experience, licensure, and internal equity considerations. Offers are typically made below the top of the range to support future salary growth.

Merrimack Health is the newly unified regional health system formed through the 2024 integration of Lawrence General Hospital with the Holy Family Hospitals (Methuen and Haverhill campuses). As of October 1, 2024, these three campuses operate together as one coordinated, mission-driven system: Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital, Merrimack Health Haverhill Hospital and Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital.

Serving 13 cities and towns throughout the Merrimack Valley, the system delivers a full spectrum of high-quality care—from primary care to advanced specialty services in surgery, OB/GYN, cardiology, urology, and more. Merrimack Health is deeply committed to health equity, community engagement, and culturally competent care, with a focus on reducing health disparities across its diverse population.

Position Overview:

Merrimack Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrist with responsibility for providing high-quality psychiatric and psychopharmacologic care to adult patients within Merrimack Health’s Behavioral Health program. This role includes conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, utilizing measurement-based care tools, delivering evidence-based treatment, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support patient-centered outcomes. The Psychiatrist functions as both a direct care provider and consultant, supporting integrated care across primary care, specialty behavioral health, and community-based settings, while contributing to education, supervision, and program development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and psychopharmacologic evaluations for adult patients

• Utilize measurement-based care tools (, PHQ-9, GAD-7, C-SSRS) to guide diagnosis and treatment planning

• Diagnose and treat behavioral health conditions using DSM-5-TR criteria and evidence-based practices

• Provide medication management for patients with varying clinical complexity

• Determine appropriate level of care and coordinate referrals across care settings

• Provide consultation to primary care providers and multidisciplinary teams

• Deliver crisis intervention including suicide risk assessment and safety planning

• Maintain DEA, MCSR, and prescribing compliance

• Document care in a timely manner (within 24–48 hours)

• Supervise and educate trainees including PMHNP residents and students

• Participate in case conferences and clinical meetings

• Meet productivity expectations aligned with organizational benchmarks

• Utilize EHR systems and participate in quality improvement initiatives

• Monitor lab and diagnostic data relevant to treatment

• Demonstrate cultural humility and trauma-informed care

Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school

• Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency program

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry

• Active Massachusetts medical license or eligibility

• Active DEA and MCSR registration

• Strong knowledge of DSM-5-TR

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package, including base salary and incentive structure.

• Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, retirement, CME allowance, malpractice coverage with tail, and paid time off.

• Opportunities for professional growth within an integrated health system.

About Merrimack Health

• Merrimack Health is the region’s first health care system serving the Merrimack Valley, prioritizing care and services based on the needs of its patients. Serving communities across Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire, Merrimack Health includes hospitals in Lawrence, Haverhill, and Methuen, as well as a network of community-based physician practices. A recognized leader in heart care and stroke treatment, maternal and child health, orthopedics, surgical care, trauma and emergency services, behavioral health, and outpatient programs, Merrimack Health delivers trusted, compassionate care close to home.

Why Join Merrimack Health?

• Play a key role in a new hospital system committed to serving a diverse community. Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development. Benefit from the support of a dynamic leadership team focused on medicine excellence. Contribute to a culture that values quality, innovation, and collaboration.

Location(s)

• Lawrence, Massachusetts

Join Us!

To apply: please send resume and cover letter to Stefan Marquis, Physician Recruiter at