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Broadlawns Medical Center
Socorro, New Mexico

Optometrist

OptometristIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.

We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more!

Optometrist

Broadlawns Medical Center is seeking a full time optometrist to join our Eye Clinic. The ideal candidate will be residency trained in primary care or ocular disease or have commensurate experience. The position provides an opportunity to work alongside both optometrists and ophthalmologists managing a large array of primary care, surgical, and complex disease cases.

The applicant will be comfortable and experienced in diagnosing, treating and monitoring glaucoma and diabetes related eye disease as well as unusual and complicated visual conditions. We have up- to -date diagnostic equipment, talented technicians and interpreters for you to do your best evaluations. Our ophthalmologists provide surgical interventions such as cataract surgery/ MIGS/IVI/retinal laser surgery, etc.

The applicant will be experienced in both referring for these services and providing post-operative and continuing care. We also treat urgent care patients throughout the week from our multiple walk- in clinics and hospital based emergency department. This positon includes one week of on call coverage per month.

The positon also includes routine family eye care and contact lens fittings. Our Family Optical opticians are a great support.

The preferred candidate will have completed a residency program, employment in an ophthalmological setting or above described clinical experience. We will consider a new graduate with appropriate internships for this position. Must be willing to see children 12 and under as part of the practice.

Qualifications

The preferred candidate will have completed a residency program, employment in an ophthalmological setting or above-described clinical experience.

Work Shift

  • 7:30a-4p (United States of America)
  • Benefits (FT/PT)
  • Retirement - IPERS
  • Education Assistance
  • Employee Health & Wellness
  • PTO
  • Free Parking
  • Health Insurance
  • Supplemental Insurance
  • 529 College Savings Plan
  • And more!
  • Broadlawns Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The optometrist will manage a diverse range of primary care, surgical, and complex disease cases within the Eye Clinic. Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating ocular conditions, providing post-operative care, and participating in on-call coverage.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

OptometryOcular Disease ManagementGlaucoma DiagnosisDiabetes Eye Disease ManagementContact Lens FittingPediatric Eye CareDiagnostic Equipment OperationClinical Evaluation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Broadlawns Medical Center a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Optometry — ranked against 1,954 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Optometry Career Context

Of the 44 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 75% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Optometrist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 12 employers

8
<$170k
5
$170k-190k
6
$190k-210k
1
$222k
2
$230k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Optometrist

Vision to Learn · Newark, New Jersey

$110-$120/hr
#2

Optometrist - Ophthalmology

Providence · Torrance, California

$74.17-$117.1/hr
#3

Managing Optometrist-West Nyack, NY- LensCrafters

$159k-$222k
#4

Optometrist - Venice, FL

From $200k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
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.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Socorro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Median resident rent
$711/mo
Residents’ average commute
11 min
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Broadlawns Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement - IPERS
Education Assistance
Employee Health & Wellness
PTO
Free Parking
Health Insurance
Supplemental Insurance
529 College Savings Plan