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Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

Independent Optometrist - Sam's Club

Optometrist Top 25% in OptometryContract

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Contract · on_site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job description

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Independent Optometrist – Sam’s Club
Launch your services in Sam’s Clubs!
As an Independent Optometrist leasing space inside our Sam’s Club, you will take a leading role in patient care with respect to eye and vision care as well as general health and well-being.
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
  • Doctor of Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school
  • Ophthalmologist (MD or DO) from an accredited school
  • General Liability Certificate
  • Professional Liability Insurance Certificate
  • W-9

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture holds oneself and others accountable supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers members and the world around useg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving

Act with Integrity: Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble selfaware honest fair and transparent

Serve Our Customers and Members Delivers results while putting the customer first considers and adapts to how where and when customers shop and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans

Serve Our Customers and Members Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis balances short and longterm priorities and considers our customers fellow associates shareholders suppliers business partners and communities when making plans

Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks demonstrates courage and resilience and encourages learning from mistakes

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills and supports others through change.
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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...
3925 WELSH RD, WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090-2900, 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 comprehensive eye and vision care services to patients within a leased space at Sam's Club. They are responsible for managing their own practice, including setting hours, schedules, and professional fees.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Optometry (OD) or an Ophthalmology degree (MD/DO) from an accredited school and possess a valid state license. Additionally, a General Liability Certificate, Professional Liability Insurance, and a W-9 are required for the lease agreement.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Eye CareGeneral Health AssessmentPractice ManagementSchedulingFee Setting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Independent Optometrist - Sam's Club at Walmart 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 1,645 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, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

6.6/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,645 active roles in this specialty

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Optometry

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About Walmart

Retail
Bentonville, Arkansas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

100% of exam fees
Autonomous practice
Flexible schedule