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Hero Practice Services
Greeley, Colorado

Optometrist - Saturdays only

OptometristIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Overview

Hero Practice Services delivers quality dental, vision, and orthodontic care to children in underserved communities at 30+ offices across seven states. Our core values we live by are: integrity, mission driven, patient first, accountability, compassion, and teamwork.

Become a Hero and join us on our mission to help underserved kids!

  • High daily rates and production percentage
  • Signing bonus and relocation assistance
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K & more
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid malpractice
  • CE stipend

Position Overview

We are currently seeking an Optometrist to provide preventive and restorative eye care for all patients, diagnosing and treating vision-related symptoms, as well as instructing staff on how to assist in patient treatment. This position will report to the Vice President of Optometric Services.

This position will be at-will, meaning either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment at any time, with or without cause or prior notice.

Pay range: $XX-$XX/yr

Job Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality care and service by responding promptly to patient, caregiver, and team needs
  • Examine patients, diagnose diseases, and effectively treat and perform all necessary procedures
  • Provide comprehensive professional vision treatment plans to help them achieve optimal vision health, using accepted clinical and diagnostic techniques
  • Build a community within the practice that fosters teammate satisfaction and retention by developing strategies to achieve organizational goals, being available to staff, accepting feedback from others, developing subordinates’ skills, and encouraging growth
  • Arrange for referral to vision specialists when appropriate
  • Prepare a doctor case file including medical history, informing patients on general care and health of eyes at regular time intervals, and staying informed on the latest vision treatment techniques

Job Qualifications

  • State optometry license in good standing
  • Strong interest in working with children
  • Ability to acquire or maintain Medicaid Provider number and NPI number
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle a diverse workload
  • Ability to multi-task and complete tasks correctly and on time

In addition to the job description, you will be asked to perform other duties that support the business and our mission.

Physical Requirements

This position requires full range of body motion. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand, bend, communicate verbally (both in person and by telephone), use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a standard clinical environment. This role routinely utilizes standard optometric equipment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The statements contained herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Optometrists, but is not a complete list of the responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Other duties may be assigned as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Hero Practice Services and its affiliated practices provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Key Responsibilities

The Optometrist will provide preventive and restorative eye care for pediatric patients, including diagnosing and treating vision-related symptoms. They are also responsible for instructing staff on patient treatment and maintaining accurate doctor case files.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a state optometry license in good standing and have a strong interest in working with children. Additionally, the ability to acquire or maintain a Medicaid Provider number and NPI number is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careClinical diagnosisPediatric eye careMedical record keepingTreatment planningMulti-taskingCommunication

Optometry Career Context

Of the 46 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution24 jobs · 13 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
52% this job
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,954 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Greeley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$398k
Typical market rent
$1,455/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Greeley, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Hero Practice Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Signing bonus
Relocation assistance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401K
Paid holidays
Paid malpractice