Optometrist Sublease - Pensacola, FL

Opportunity

This opportunity is ideal for licensed optometrists, especially mid-career optometry professionals ready to take their career to the next level by operating their own optometric practice with the support, visibility, and resources of a leading national eye care company.

With low overhead, minimal upfront costs, high-quality equipment, and an established retail setting, you can focus on delivering comprehensive patient care while building your business with confidence.

Located in Pensacola, Florida, the role also offers the chance to enjoy coastal living in a Gulf Coast community known for its sugar-white beaches, historic downtown, local dining, shopping, arts and culture, outdoor recreation, and nearby destinations like Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key.

Whether you’re an experienced optometrist or ready to step into practice ownership, this opportunity offers the independence to lead your own practice, the support to help it thrive, and a lifestyle that makes it easy to enjoy life outside of work.

Why Us?

Established in 2000, this practice is committed to helping individuals experience the gift of optimal vision while enhancing the community’s quality of life through exceptional optometric care in a welcoming environment.

With a two-person support team and the backing of a leading national eye care company at the intersection of healthcare and retail, sublease optometrists can focus on delivering high-quality patient care while benefiting from established brand recognition, high foot traffic, marketing support, full onboarding support, electronic health record resources, and advanced diagnostic technology, including Topcon Maestro.

Services include comprehensive eye examinations and contact lens fittings, with the goal of providing access and availability five full days a week, including Saturdays, for patients in the community.

What You'll Do

In this full-time role, you’ll provide comprehensive eye care to patients of all ages while supporting a wide range of visual and medical needs, including eyeglass examinations, contact lens examinations, retinal imaging, patient evaluations, vision-enhancing recommendations, and urgent eye care needs.

The ideal optometrist will be licensed, comfortable seeing an average of 14 patients per day, and available five days a week, including Saturdays.

This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys building strong relationships with patients and support staff, is familiar with EHR software and basic insurance coding, and can clearly and compassionately explain diagnoses and treatment plans while growing their practice in a supportive retail setting.

The practice is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Regarding all employment practices, we do not discriminate based on race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or current military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.

We strive to employ and promote only those applicants and employees who are best suited for open positions and who possess the necessary skills, education, and qualifications for the job.

Special Notice

This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer.

The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant. The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice. It has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role.

It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.

VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support

VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists. VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals.

The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing and hiring of practice professionals.

VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Unincorporated LA County Residents: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, and any other similar laws.

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