Optometrist – Outpatient Eye Care | 4 Day Work Week | Maine
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Job Description
4 Day Work Week | Outpatient Eye Care | Work Life Balance
Competitive Salary + Bonus | Full Benefits
- Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
- Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
- Call or Text: 272-230-3157
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-banzhaf-bb7a17a4
Prefer a quick conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is seeking an Optometrist for a mission driven outpatient opportunity in Northern Maine. This role offers strong work life balance, a collaborative care model, and the ability to make a meaningful impact in a rural community.
Position Overview
The Optometrist provides comprehensive eye care services including routine vision care, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular conditions. This role works collaboratively with primary care providers as part of an integrated care team.
Schedule
- 4 day work week
- Monday through Friday clinic hours
- No call and no weekends
Compensation
- Competitive base salary based on experience
- Bonus opportunities available
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive eye exams and vision testing
- Diagnose and manage ocular conditions
- Provide preventative and corrective eye care
- Collaborate with primary care providers and care teams
- Maintain accurate patient documentation
Why This Opportunity
- 4 day work week for strong work life balance
- Integrated primary care model
- Community focused, mission driven organization
- Opportunity to serve rural and underserved populations
- Supportive clinical environment
Benefits
- 80 percent employer paid health insurance
- 50 percent dependent coverage
- Dental and vision insurance
- PTO accrual starting at 3 weeks and increasing annually
- Up to 88 hours additional accrued PTO
- 10 paid holidays
- Life insurance at 2 times salary
- 401k with employer match
- Short and long term disability fully paid
- Education reimbursement opportunities
Requirements
- Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited program
- Active Maine Optometrist license or ability to obtain
- Current CPR certification
- Experience in community or rural healthcare preferred
- Strong communication and patient care skills
- Commitment to providing compassionate, high quality care
Not ready to formally apply? That is completely fine. Many providers prefer a brief, confidential conversation first. You are welcome to call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing is a Strategic Talent Partner with Purple Cow Recruiting. Applications are securely processed through Purple Cow Recruiting’s system.>
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist – Outpatient Eye Care | 4 Day Work Week | Maine at Purple Cow Recruiting a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Optometry — ranked against 2,008 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 265 active listings.
Of the 50 active Optometrist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.7 / 10 · top 5% in optometry | ranked against 2,008 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometrist median $159k (middle half $150k–$174k)221 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Maine index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometrist listings in Maine | 13 active | 2,042 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 74% no call · 38% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 598 in the last 30 days | 472 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Purple Cow Recruiting | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index265 active listings |
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