Independent Optometrist - Walmart
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
POSITION SUMMARY...
WHAT YOU'LL DO...
Launch your services in Walmart stores!
As an Independent Optometrist leasing space inside our Walmart stores you will
take a leading role in patient care with respect to eye and vision care as well
as general health and wellbeing.
As an independent lease holder you have the autonomy to
* Establish your days of practice
* Establish your hours of operation
* Control your patient schedule
* Set your fee schedule
* Keep 100 of exam/professional fees
For a fair market value you can opt into
* Equipment instrumentation
* Administrative and/or Opt-Tech support services (if state allows)
Minimum Qualifications for a lease agreement
* Doctor of Optometry OD from an accredited optometry school
* Valid state optometry license
* Ophthalmologist MD or DO from an accredited school
* Valid state ophthalmology license
* General Liability Certificate
* Professional Liability Insurance Certificate
LI-CA1
By continuing with this process, you understand that you are not applying for a
position of employment with Walmart Inc. or any entity owned by Walmart Inc.
Nothing in the documents or information presented during this process is
intended to create, now or in the future, an employment relationship with
Walmart Inc. or any entity owned by Walmart Inc. To the extent any of the
documents or information presented during this process implies that you are
applying for a position of employment with Walmart Inc or an entity owned by
Walmart Inc. you expressly disclaim such understanding by continuing with this
process.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If
none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If
none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
PRIMARY LOCATION...
6495 ATLANTA HWY, MONTGOMERY, AL 36117-4230, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace
and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on
the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and
productive work environment.
Key Responsibilities
The independent optometrist will provide eye and vision care services to patients within a leased space in a Walmart store. They will have full autonomy over their practice hours, patient scheduling, and fee structures.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctor of Optometry or Ophthalmology degree from an accredited school and a valid state license. Professional and general liability insurance certificates are also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Independent Optometrist - Walmart at Walmart a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,645 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.
Optometry Career Context
Walmart holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 304 active listings.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
6.9/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,645 active roles in this specialty
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