Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic
Listed compensation
$1,100/visit
Listing transparency4 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
- Location: New Bern, North Carolina
- Schedule: 1–2 visits per month (Weekdays)
- Compensation: $1,100 per visit
- Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
About The Opportunity
Comprehensive Mobile Care (CMC) is seeking a Part-Time Optometrist (OD) to provide care in a structured, outpatient clinic-based environment in New Bern, NC.
This is a clinic-based role where you’ll function as an extension of the clinical team within a coordinated, community-focused setting serving senior populations.
If you’re looking for meaningful, mission-driven work with schedule consistency — without the overhead and administrative burden of running your own practice — this opportunity offers flexibility and professional support.
- 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 seniors
We manage equipment, supplies, scheduling, and billing logistics — allowing you to focus entirely on delivering high-quality vision care.
What You’ll Do
- Perform comprehensive eye exams 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 North Carolina optometry license
- Experience treating senior populations preferred
- Strong clinical judgment and patient communication skills
- Comfortable practicing in outpatient clinic environments
Schedule
- 1–2 visits per month
- Weekday scheduling
- Typical daytime clinic hours
- No nights
- No weekends
- No billing or administrative responsibilities
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 keeping your flexibility? Let’s connect.
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive eye exams and diagnose ocular conditions within a structured outpatient clinic environment. Collaborate with the clinical team to provide integrated, patient-centered vision care for senior populations.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic 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 1,755 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 81/100, 116 active listings.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 82% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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