Elizabethtown, KY - Optometrist

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.

Clarkson EyeCare has a full-time licensed Optometrist opportunity at our Elizabethtown, KY office. Our doctors are leaders in the field of full-scope, medical-model eye care. We are looking for optometrists who desire to work the full scope of their license to provide patient-centered care and further their careers and profession.

What We Offer

  • An outstanding practice environment with a strong focus on clinical excellence.
  • 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.
  • A custom and proprietary EHR system designed by doctors.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation with Generous Productivity Bonus

  • Comprehensive employee benefit package including retirement, health/dental/vision insurance, short term/long term leave, and paid vacation
  • State license reimbursements
  • CE reimbursement
  • Medical malpractice insurance
  • Doctor Equity buy-in program
  • We invite you to join our team!
  • Apply or contact Dawn Uzdale, Senior Physician Recruiter- dawnuzdale@eyecare-partners.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide full-scope, medical-model eye care to patients in a clinical setting. Collaborate with a support team to deliver efficient, patient-centered vision services.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Optometrist. Candidates should be committed to practicing the full scope of their license and maintaining clinical excellence.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

OptometryFull-scope optometryEHR systems

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 40% 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 $159k (middle half $150k–$174k)231 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in Kentucky27 active1,968 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 80% no call · 40% 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 · 14 employers
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<$155k
8
$155k-170k
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$170k-185k
4
$185k-200k
4
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
74%
Sign-on bonus
57% 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 1,905 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

Competitive compensation with generous productivity bonus
Retirement plan
Health/dental/vision insurance
Short term/long term leave
Paid vacation
State license reimbursements
CE reimbursement
Medical malpractice insurance

Living in Elizabethtown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,299/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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