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Vision to Learn
Portland, Oregon

Optometrist

Optometrist Top 25% in OptometryNo weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

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$80-$90/hr

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Job Description

Vision To Learn Job Description

Position Title: OPTOMETRIST – Mobile Optometry 

Location: Portland, OR

Compensation: $80-$90/hr

 No Federal Holidays

 No nights

 No weekends (other than very select voluntary exceptions)

Job Type: Part-time, Contract

Vision To Learn seeks compassionate, mission-driven optometrists who want to make a tangible impact on children’s lives. As part of a mobile clinical team, you’ll provide high-quality eye exams and help deliver glasses to students in underserved communities—removing vision barriers that affect learning and long-term opportunities. If you’re motivated by service, inspired by teamwork, and excited to practice optometry in a meaningful, community-focused setting, Vision To Learn offers a rewarding way to use your skills to change lives.

For more information about our career opportunities and see the impact of our work, please visit our website www.visiontolearn.org [http://www.visiontolearn.org]/careers/

Qualified applicants please apply through the direct link or through our website.

About Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn is the largest school-based vision care nonprofit in the country. VTL exists to address one basic premise – if you can’t see, you can’t learn. Vision To Learn provides eye exams and glasses to students in underserved communities at no cost to the students and their families to help them succeed in school and in life. Founded in Los Angeles in 2012, Vision To Learn has since expanded to schools across the country. Vision care is critical as 80% of all learning during a child’s first 12 years is visual, we work to solve the problem of lack of access by partnering with school districts to provide eye exams and glasses at no charge to families. We have provided over 3.8 million vision screenings, 750,000 eye exams and 630,000 new, prescription glasses in the last decade.

Join us and make a direct impact by helping provide vision services to school-aged children in underserved communities who would otherwise go without access to care. Competitive pay, flexible schedule, mileage reimbursement, no federal holidays, no nights, and no weekends (other than very select voluntary exceptions). 

Who We Are

We are friendly, high energy, knowledgeable, and detail-oriented professionals committed to Vision To Learn’s mission. We approach our work with a value system of service excellence, empathy, integrity, open communication, empowerment, and an eagerness to help the communities we serve. 

Position Description

Vision To Learn is seeking a qualified candidate for an optometrist licensed to practice in Oregon. This position would be up to 2 days/week. 

Key Position Responsibilities

  • Provide vision evaluations: check VA’s, assess binocular vision, IOP, pupils, perform a full refraction and prescribe appropriate correction, and assess ocular health
  • Prescribe vision devices, tests patient on all applicable equipment to determine the most suitable for his/her condition, and instruct patient in the proper use of it
  • Confirm that patient diagnosis is properly documented in the internal systems

Qualifications

  • Oregon Optometry License
  • As the position will work on a mobile clinic, must be flexible to commute throughout portions of the greater Portland area.
  • Must pass Department of Justice background check (LiveScan) and drug test

Successful candidates will have a proven track record for quality patient care, with positive, proactive attitudes who are dedicated to our mission. Vision To Learn is a rapidly growing organization and team players are critical to our collective success. 

Clearance Requirements 

As a direct healthcare provider and to protect the health and well-being of our employees, VTL has implemented best practices for ensuring a clean and safe work environment. Employees will be asked to pass a Department of Justice background check/fingerprinting (LiveScan), child abuse history clearance, TB, and drug test.

Vision To Learn is committed to a diverse staff and to a culture that holds equity as a value and a priority. VTL welcomes applicants who bring a variety of perspectives, experiences, and competencies. People of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ persons are strongly encouraged to apply. VTL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, party or political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any illegal or prohibited factor.

Benefits

* Flexible schedule

* Mileage reimbursement

Education

* Doctorate (Required)

License/Certification

* Optometry License (Required)

Key Responsibilities

The optometrist will provide vision evaluations, perform refractions, and prescribe corrective lenses to students in underserved communities. They are responsible for documenting patient diagnoses accurately within the internal systems.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Vision evaluationClinical documentationBinocular vision assessmentOcular health assessmentPrescribing vision devices

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Vision to Learn 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 1,645 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Optometry Career Context

Vision to Learn holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 15 active listings.

Of the 40 active Optometrist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 83% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Vision to Learn

Non-profit Organizations
Los Angeles, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Mileage reimbursement
No federal holidays
No nights
No weekends