Comprehensive Optometrist - Mesa, AZ

OptometristFull-Time

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Job Description

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives.

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit eyecare-partners.com.

Desert Vista Eye Specialists is seeking a full-time Comprehensive Optometrist to join our team at our Mesa, AZ location.

Desert Vista Eye Specialists, a proud partner of EyeCare Partners, has been a leading provider of eye and vision care in the Phoenix area for more than 30 years. Our team includes corneal, retinal, cataract, and refractive specialists, making us the only medical and surgical eye care provider patients will ever need.

At Desert Vista Eye Specialists, we pride ourselves on having a team of highly experienced eye doctors who are part of a network that encompasses all ophthalmic and optometric specialties. Each member of our team brings to the table extensive training, certification, and experience.

This includes specialists actively engaged in leading-edge research and equipped to handle the most complex cases. Our commitment to excellence ensures that our patients receive the best possible care.

Our optometrists play an important role in the community by coordinating care while maintaining excellent relationships with all medical care team partners, both inside and outside the practice. Several years of experience in a medically focused practice is required.

What We Offer

  • An outstanding practice environment with a strong focus on clinical excellence.
  • A doctor-led leadership team involved in all medical issues and the oversight of our Medical Executive Board.

Investments in new equipment and infrastructure that allows you to apply your expertise and retain clinical autonomy.

Access to our national medical network of practices, bringing together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.

  • A world-class support team that is dedicated and trained in providing efficient, patient-centered care.
  • An established network for an immediate, sustained referral base.

Benefits

Highly competitive annual salary with a productivity bonus

Signing Bonus

  • Comprehensive employee benefit package including full medical, domestic partner coverage, maternity leave, 401k w/ company match, short and long term leave, PTO and much more
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursements
  • State license reimbursement

Medical Malpractice Insurance

We invite you to apply today or contact Paige Kirkley, Senior Physician Recruiter, for more information at paigekirkley@eyecare-partners.com

Key Responsibilities

The optometrist will provide comprehensive eye care services and coordinate patient treatment within a medically focused practice. They will maintain strong relationships with medical team partners and contribute to a high standard of clinical excellence.

Requirements

Candidates must have several years of experience in a medically focused practice. The role requires a professional with extensive training and certification in optometry.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careCare coordinationMedical practiceOphthalmic diagnosticsRefractive careCataract managementCorneal careRetinal careClinical researchMedical team collaboration

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

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

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOptometry median $158k (middle half $150k–$174k)229 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in Arizona84 active1,990 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Optometry pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Optometrist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 16 employers
6
<$155k
9
$155k-170k
4
$170k-185k
2
$185k-200k
4
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
52% this job
Loan repayment
35%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,955 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Louis, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive annual salary with a productivity bonus
Signing Bonus
Comprehensive employee benefit package including full medical, domestic partner coverage, maternity leave, 401k w/ company match, short and long term leave, PTO
Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursements
State license reimbursement
Medical malpractice insurance

Living in Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$416k
Typical market rent
$1,532/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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