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Westminster, Maryland

Optometrist (Carroll Eye Care) - Westminster, MD

OptometristFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Carroll Eye Care is a growing, physician-owned, full-scope optometric practice seeking a compassionate and motivated optometrist to join our team. We are hiring for either a full-time or part-time position.

If you're looking for a practice where you can truly utilize your training, work with advanced technology, and be supported by a collaborative team, we'd love to meet you.

What you'll do

  • Comprehensive eye examinations
  • Diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease
  • Dry eye management
  • Specialty contact lenses, including scleral lenses
  • Co-management of cataract and refractive surgery patients
  • Practice full-scope medical and primary eye care

Preferred Specialties

  • An interest in pediatrics and vision therapy is beneficial but not required
  • Residency training is preferred but not required

Why join us?

Carroll Eye Care has been serving the Westminster community since 1984. In 2026, we moved into a beautiful new office designed to support exceptional patient care while providing an outstanding experience for both patients and staff.

Our practice features

  • 8 fully equipped exam rooms plus a dedicated dry eye suite
  • OCT/OCT-A
  • Optos ultra-widefield imaging
  • IPL & OptiLift for dry eye treatment
  • Specular microscope
  • Corneal topographer
  • IOL Master
  • On-site optical lab with lens edging capabilities
  • Scleral lens fitting sets

We're proud of the culture we've built. We value collaboration, professionalism, kindness, and delivering exceptional care to every patient. Our goal is to create an environment where both our patients and our team feel supported, respected, and valued.

You'll enjoy a range of benefits, including

  • Competitive salary
  • Performance bonus opportunities
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid professional liability insurance, licensing, and professional dues
  • Continuing education allowance
  • A collaborative and supportive work environment with experienced staff

We intentionally schedule 30 minute comprehensive exams, allowing our doctors the time to provide thorough, personalized care while building meaningful relationships with patients.

Whether you're an experienced clinician or a recent graduate eager to grow, you'll have the opportunity to practice full-scope optometry in a modern, technology-driven office committed to clinical excellence.

If you're passionate about providing outstanding patient care and want to join a practice that values quality, teamwork, and continued growth, we'd love to hear from you.

  • Please send your CV and any questions to Dr. Christine Luzuriaga at christinelizb@gmail.com
  • Special Notice

This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer. The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant. The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice. It has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.

VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support

VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists. VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals. The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing and hiring of practice professionals. VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.

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Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive eye examinations and provide full-scope medical and primary eye care. Manage ocular diseases, dry eye conditions, and fit specialty contact lenses while co-managing surgical patients.

Requirements

Seeking a motivated optometrist capable of practicing full-scope optometry in a technology-driven environment. Residency training and interests in pediatrics or vision therapy are preferred but not required.

Key Skills

Ocular Disease DiagnosisCataract Co-managementRefractive Surgery Co-management

Optometry Career Context

VSP Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 58 active listings.

In Maryland, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$150k (19 salary observations; 62 listings), vs ~$151k nationally (309 salary observations; 1,973 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Westminster

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$408k
Typical market rent
$1,719/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Performance bonus opportunities
Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Paid professional liability insurance
Licensing and professional dues paid
Continuing education allowance