Optometrist
Listed compensation
$85/HR
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Vision to Learn as a Optometrist – No Nights, No Weekends, Mobile Clinic in Sarasota, FL, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $85/hr.
- Mileage Reimbursement
- No Federal Holidays
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- No weekends required.
- Day shift only - no nights.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off, day shifts only. Work with Vision to Learn in Sarasota, FL, US.
Key Responsibilities
The optometrist will provide vision evaluations, perform refractions, and prescribe corrective devices for students in underserved communities. They are responsible for documenting patient diagnoses accurately within the internal system while working as part of a mobile clinical team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Florida Optometry License and possess a Doctorate degree. The role requires the ability to commute throughout the greater Sarasota area and the successful completion of a background check and drug test.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Vision to Learn a 9.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Optometry — ranked against 1,610 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Vision to Learn holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 14 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 65% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$177k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$12k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No weekends
- No nights
- On-site