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Hero Practice Services
Commerce City, Colorado

Optometrist - Rural Program

OptometristPart-Time

Listed compensation

$500-$650/day

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Hero Practice Services is currently seeking an Optometrist to provide preventive and restorative eye care for all patients, diagnosing and treating vision-related symptoms, as well as instructing staff on how to assist in patient treatment.

This position is within our rural program throughout Colorado, with events taking place 1-2 days per week. Travel accommodations will be provided.

Pay range: $500-$650/day

Job Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality care and service by responding promptly to patient, caregiver, and team needs
  • Examine patients, diagnose diseases, and effectively treat and perform all necessary procedures
  • Provide comprehensive professional vision treatment plans to help them achieve optimal vision health, using accepted clinical and diagnostic techniques
  • Build a community within the practice that fosters teammate satisfaction and retention by developing strategies to achieve organizational goals, being available to staff, accepting feedback from others, developing subordinates’ skills, and encouraging growth
  • Arrange for referral to vision specialists when appropriate
  • Prepare a doctor case file including medical history, informing patients on general care and health of eyes at regular time intervals, and staying informed on the latest vision treatment techniques

Job Qualifications

  • State optometry license in good standing
  • Strong interest in working with children
  • Ability to acquire or maintain Medicaid Provider number and NPI number
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle a diverse workload
  • Ability to multi-task and complete tasks correctly and on time

In addition to the job description, you will be asked to perform other duties that support the business and our mission.

Key Responsibilities

Provide preventive and restorative eye care to patients by diagnosing vision-related symptoms and implementing professional treatment plans. Additionally, instruct staff on patient assistance and manage doctor case files including medical histories.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a state optometry license in good standing and have the ability to maintain a Medicaid Provider and NPI number. A strong interest in working with children and the ability to handle a diverse workload are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Preventive Eye CareVision DiagnosisPatient Treatment PlanningClinical Diagnostic TechniquesStaff InstructionCase File ManagementPediatric CareMulti-tasking

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist - Rural Program at Hero Practice Services a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,903 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Optometry Career Context

Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 73% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,903 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Hero Practice Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Travel Accommodations Provided

Living in Commerce City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$464k
Typical market rent
$2,433/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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