Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic Setting
Listed compensation
$1,200/day
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
- Part-Time Optometrist – New Mexico (1–2 Days/Month)
- Location: New Mexico (Travel Throughout Assigned Service Areas)
- Schedule: 1–2 weekdays per month, Monday through Friday
- Compensation: $1,200 per visit/day
- Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
About The Opportunity
Comprehensive Mobile Care (CMC) is seeking a Part-Time Optometrist (OD) to provide care within a structured, outpatient clinic-based environment across multiple partner locations throughout New Mexico.
This is a clinic-based role where you'll function as an extension of the clinical team within coordinated, community-focused settings serving senior populations.
If you're looking for meaningful, mission-driven work with schedule flexibility and consistency, without the overhead and administrative burden of running your own practice, this opportunity offers professional support and a rewarding patient population.
- Service Areas
- The ideal provider is willing to travel to the following New Mexico communities:
- Los Alamos
- Grants
- Gallup
- Socorro
- Truth or Consequences
- Bayard / Silver City
- Alamogordo
Las Cruces
Mileage reimbursement may be available based on travel requirements.
The Setting
- This opportunity operates within a community-based outpatient clinic model.
- Clinic staff are on-site full time
- Organized scheduling and patient flow
- Coordinated, team-based care environment
Value-based Model Focused on Senior Populations
CMC manages equipment, supplies, scheduling, and billing logistics, allowing you to focus entirely on delivering high-quality vision care.
What You'll Do
- Perform comprehensive eye examinations and vision assessments
- Diagnose and manage common ocular conditions within your scope of practice
- Prescribe corrective lenses and provide appropriate treatment recommendations
- Collaborate with clinic staff as part of an integrated care team
- Deliver patient-centered care in a structured outpatient setting
- What Makes This Different
- This is not a high-volume retail model.
Our optometrists are integrated into established clinic environments and represent Comprehensive Mobile Care directly within each partner location.
We Emphasize
- Quality over volume
- Consistency and predictability
- Administrative and logistical support
- Long-term clinic partnerships
- Ethical, mission-driven healthcare delivery
Qualifications
- Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an accredited program
- Active New Mexico Optometry License
- Willingness to travel throughout assigned New Mexico service areas
- Experience treating senior populations preferred
- Strong clinical judgment and patient communication skills
- Comfortable practicing in outpatient clinic environments
Schedule: 1–2 weekdays per month
- Typical hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- No nights
- No weekends
- No billing or administrative responsibilities
About Us
Comprehensive Mobile Care (CMC) is a family-founded healthcare organization with over 25 years of experience increasing access to care for senior and underserved communities across 20+ states.
Ready to provide meaningful vision care while maintaining your flexibility and autonomy? Apply today to learn more about serving communities throughout New Mexico.
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive eye examinations and vision assessments, diagnose and manage common ocular conditions, and prescribe corrective lenses with appropriate treatment recommendations. Collaborate with clinic staff to provide patient-centered vision care in coordinated outpatient settings.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic Setting at Comprehensive Mobile Care a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,990 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Comprehensive Mobile Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 111 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.8 / 10 · top 25% in optometry | ranked against 1,990 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometry median $293k (middle half $293k–$293k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New Mexico index 92.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in New Mexico | 15 active | 2,068 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 675 in the last 30 days | 371 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Optometry pay trend | +3.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Comprehensive Mobile Care | silver tier, 79/100 | Top Employers work-life index111 active listings |
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