Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic Setting
Listed compensation
$1,200 per diem
The week · per this posting · Wednesday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Part-Time Traveling Optometrist (OD) – New Mexico
Location: Statewide NM (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, Taos, Las
Cruces, Roswell)
Schedule: 2–6 weekdays per month (Wed/Thu/Fri)
Compensation: $1,200 per diem
Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
About the Opportunity
Comprehensive Mobile Care (CMC) is seeking a Part-Time Optometrist (OD) to deliver high-quality vision care across multiple New Mexico communities. This is a clinic-based role where you’ll function as an extension of established outpatient teams serving senior populations.
If you’re looking for meaningful, mission-driven work with schedule consistency
— without the overhead of running your own practice — this opportunity offers flexibility, autonomy, and full administrative support.
Travel Expectations
This is a traveling optometrist role. Candidates must be comfortable driving up to 4 hours to assigned clinic locations, which may include some or all of the
following regions:
- Albuquerque
- Santa Fe
- Farmington
- Gallup
- Taos
- Las Cruces
- Roswell
Mileage reimbursement is provided.
The Setting
This opportunity operates within a community-based outpatient clinic model:
- Full-time clinic staff on-site
- Organized scheduling and patient flow
- Coordinated, team-based care environment
- Value-based model focused on seniors
CMC manages equipment, supplies, scheduling, and billing — allowing you to focus entirely on delivering high-quality vision care.
What You’LL Do
- Perform comprehensive eye exams and vision assessments
- Diagnose and manage common ocular conditions within your scope
- Prescribe corrective lenses and provide treatment recommendations
- Collaborate with clinic staff as part of an integrated care team
- Deliver patient-centered care in a structured outpatient setting
What Makes This Different
This is not a high-volume retail model.
Our optometrists are integrated into established clinic environments and represent CMC directly within each partner location. We emphasize:
- Quality over volume
- Consistency and predictability
- Administrative and logistical support
- Long-term clinic partnerships
- Ethical, mission-driven healthcare delivery
Qualifications
- Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an accredited program
- Active New Mexico optometry license
- Experience with senior populations preferred
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
- Comfortable practicing in outpatient clinic environments
- Willingness to travel up to 4 hours to assigned clinics
Schedule
- 2–6 weekdays per month (Wednesday–Friday)
- Typical hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- No nights
- No weekends
- No billing or administrative responsibilities
Comprehensive Mobile Care (CMC) is a family-founded healthcare organization with over 25 years of experience increasing access to care for senior and underserved communities across 20+ states.
Ready to provide meaningful vision care while keeping your flexibility? Let’s connect.
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive eye exams and manage ocular conditions for senior populations within an outpatient clinic setting. Collaborate with integrated care teams to provide patient-centered vision care across multiple New Mexico locations.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic Setting at Comprehensive Mobile Care a 8.0 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 weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Comprehensive Mobile Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 113 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 63% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 5% in optometry | ranked against 2,008 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometry median $151k (middle half $144k–$158k)169 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New Mexico index 92.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in New Mexico | 12 active | 2,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 63% no call · 55% no weekends40 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 |
| Optometry pay trend | +3.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Comprehensive Mobile Care | silver tier, 79/100 | Top Employers work-life index113 active listings |
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