Optometrist
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
The Optometrist provides optometric services in the Ophthalmology Clinic at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and supports the delivery of patient-centered eye care to eligible beneficiaries. The position requires professional clinical judgment, appropriate patient assessment, and services performed within the provider’s authorized scope of practice and applicable facility policies.
- Location: Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and associated branch clinics
- Pay Rate: TBD (Contingent Upon Contract Award)
Duty Hours: Services shall be provided Monday through Friday between the hours of 0700 and 1800. Shifts will normally be scheduled for an 8.5-hours with a 30 minute uncompensated meal break or 9-hours with a 60 minute uncompensated meal break. In no instance will the HCW be required to provide services in excess of 80 hours per two-week period.
Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
*Position is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities
Provide optometric patient care and examinations within the scope of professional training, licensure, and approved clinical privileges.
Assess patients’ vision and ocular health, identify concerns requiring further evaluation, and determine appropriate follow-up or referral within the provider’s scope of practice.
Document patient encounters, findings, and treatment or follow-up recommendations in accordance with facility procedures.
Coordinate care with other healthcare professionals as appropriate to support continuity of care.
Follow applicable Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, and Naval Medical Center policies, procedures, and patient-safety requirements.
Provide services in the Ophthalmology Clinic Monday through Friday, between 0700 and 1800, according to the assigned schedule.
Qualifications
Meet the education, experience, and licensure requirements specified for the Optometrist labor category in Technical Exhibit 5 and the MQS2-NG base contract. The supplied task-order PWS refers to Technical Exhibit 5 for these specific requirements.
- Hold the required current optometry license and meet all applicable requirements for clinical privileges.
- Possess a current 10-digit National Provider Identifier (NPI).
Meet applicable Basic Life Support (BLS), credentialing, privileging, health screening, immunization, and facility training requirements.
Be eligible to complete required background/security processing and provide the documentation required for placement.
Kako'o Services LLC
Kako'o Services is a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii and recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas we specialize in providing skilled, trained and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs, CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.
We have a strong focus on providing our government customers with quality and superior service.
Kako'o Services is an equal opportunity employer. For further information, please click the link to view the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster.
- Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
- Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in optometry | ranked against 1,905 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometry median $281k (middle half $281k–$281k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in North Carolina | 104 active | 1,968 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 74% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Optometry pay trend | +1.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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