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Homer Eyecare
Kachemak City, Alaska

Optometrist

Optometrist Top 25% in OptometryFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Build a Career, a Partnership, or a Legacy

Most optometry job postings sound the same. This one isn’t.

At Homer Eyecare, we are building a practice designed to serve patients exceptionally well without burning out the doctor behind it. We believe healthcare should be personal, sustainable, profitable, and deeply rewarding.

We Are Seeking

  • A full-time associate optometrist
  • A future practice partner
  • Or the right person interested in a practice ownership transition

If you’ve ever dreamed of practicing in a place where your work matters, your schedule can be intentional, and your future has real upside — this may be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

We are looking for someone who wants more than a job: someone who wants influence, opportunity, and potentially ownership.

Our practice is intentionally designed around systems, efficiency, and sustainability — not chaos and overwork.

That Means

  • A patient-centered culture
  • Streamlined workflows and operational systems
  • A practice built to thrive beyond any one individual
  • Room for autonomy, leadership, and growth
  • An environment where you can focus on patient care while helping shape the future of the business

Compensation & Lifestyle

This opportunity is intentionally designed to create both professional fulfillment and an exceptional quality of life.

What We Offer

  • Highly competitive/superior reimbursement
  • 12 weeks of holiday/vacation time annually
  • A pathway to partnership or ownership
  • An established and loyal patient base
  • Strong support systems and operational infrastructure
  • A collaborative, growth-oriented culture
  • And more…

Annual International Strategic Planning Retreat

We believe the best businesses are built intentionally, together.

Every year, our entire team travels internationally together for a strategic planning and vision retreat.

This is not simply a vacation. It is an investment in culture, leadership, innovation, and building a practice that continually improves — for both patients and team members.

Who You Are

  • You may be:
  • A motivated OD seeking a long-term home
  • An entrepreneurial doctor interested in partnership
  • A clinician ready to step into ownership
  • Someone who values both independence and teamwork
  • A provider who wants to practice full-scope optometry in an extraordinary community

Whether your goal is career stability, equity, or eventually owning a thriving practice, we are open to building the right structure with the right person.

About Homer

Live and work where others vacation.

Homer is one of Alaska’s most remarkable coastal communities — known for its natural beauty, strong local culture, outdoor recreation, and unmatched quality of life.

Expect

  • Incredible scenery
  • Fishing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, and wildlife

A Welcoming Community

A slower pace without sacrificing professional fulfillment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3mbpUEfLE

Let’s Talk About the Future

If You Are Looking For

A great associate position, a future partnership, or the opportunity to own an established practice, we are here to have a chat if this opportunity sounds good to you.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, full-scope optometric care to a loyal patient base in a patient-centered environment. Contribute to the growth and operational efficiency of the practice with the potential to move into leadership or ownership.

Requirements

Must be a motivated Doctor of Optometry (OD) seeking a long-term professional home. Candidates should value both independence and teamwork and be interested in a sustainable, growth-oriented practice model.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipPractice ManagementEntrepreneurship

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Homer Eyecare a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,773 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 76% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Optometrist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 9 employers

10
<$175k
6
$175k-200k
2
$200k
2
$225k-250k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Vision to Learn · Newark, New Jersey

$110-$120/hr
#2

Optometrist - Ophthalmology

Providence · Torrance, California

$74.17-$117.1/hr
#3

Optometrist - Venice, FL

From $200k
#4

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From $200k
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 1,773 Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Kachemak

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$529k
Median resident rent
$1,185/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

Benefits & Perks

12 weeks holiday/vacation time annually
Pathway to partnership or ownership
Annual international strategic planning retreat
Strong support systems