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Eye Associates of Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida

Optometrist

OptometristIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$550–$600 /day

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Company parties
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off

Our Heritage & Philosophy

For 41 years, our practice has been a pillar of clinical excellence and trusted care. In an era where eye care often feels transactional, we operate with a deeply rooted realization: patients don't choose us just for a script—they seek unique, highly individualized clinical care.

Every day, our team clocks in understanding that our community counts on us to provide the absolute highest level of full-scope medical optometry. We take that responsibility seriously and want a doctor who shares that same sense of purpose.

The Collaborative Difference: Never Practice Alone

What sets our culture apart is our commitment to a collaborative doctor environment. Clinical excellence thrives when minds connect. Here, you will never practice in an isolated silo or feel like you are on an island with difficult cases.

We prioritize a workplace where doctors actively consult, share insights on complex pathologies, and support one another’s clinical decision-making. Whether navigating a difficult glaucoma progression or a complex specialty lens fit, you have a team of peers right there with you.

Mentorship from Residency-Trained Leadership

The supervising doctors of the clinic are both residency-trained clinicians. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment of continuous clinical growth and high-level mentorship. This unique structure ensures that while you operate with the autonomy of a self-starter, you also have access to advanced clinical guidance, peer collaboration, and strong professional leadership to help you continually elevate your skills.

Prioritizing Leadership & Upward Mobility

We don’t just hire associates; we invest in the future leaders of our profession. We prioritize individuals who possess a strong leadership mindset and a desire to influence the clinic's growth and operational evolution. This position begins as a Part-Time role but features a direct, performance-based pathway to transition into a Full-Time Associate position with long-term leadership and track potential.

Compensation & Schedule

Competitive Daily Rate: Guaranteed $550 to $600 per day (dependent upon experience and clinical skill set).

Schedule

Part-time clinical hours within a standard Monday through Friday timeframe. Absolutely NO weekends required.

Growth Potential: Transparent opportunity to transition into a full-time role featuring a competitive production/revenue-share compensation model and leadership expansion based on practice integration.

Clinical Operational Support

Our providers are supported by a highly trained, dedicated team of technicians skilled in conducting comprehensive work-ups and preliminary testing. Furthermore, they utilize their basic knowledge of refraction to actively assist our doctors with over-refractions on specialty contact lens cases and handle contact lens troubleshooting. This collaborative structure ensures you can focus entirely on advanced medical decision-making and dedicated patient communication.

Clinical Scope & Requirements

Operating with clinical autonomy within our collaborative framework, you will manage an expansive, specialized scope of care. Successful candidates must meet the following criteria:

Doctor of Optometry (OD): Degree from an ACOE-accredited school of optometry with an active/eligible medical license in our state.

Clinical Competency: High skill level and complete comfort independently managing advanced ocular disease (glaucoma, macular degeneration, severe dry eye, diabetic retinopathy), specialty contact lenses (sclerals, hybrids, custom GP), and pediatric cases/myopia control (Ortho-K).

The Right Fit: A self-starter dedicated to continuous personal, clinical, and leadership growth who thrives in a collaborative team ecosystem and respects our 41-year legacy of community trust.

Efficiency: Comfortable managing a patient pace of 2 to 3 patients per hour with full collaborative technician support.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-level full-scope medical optometry and manage complex ocular diseases and specialty lens fits. Collaborate with a team of residency-trained clinicians and technicians to deliver individualized patient care.

Requirements

Must hold a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an ACOE-accredited school and possess an active state medical license. Requires high clinical competency in managing advanced ocular diseases, specialty contact lenses, and pediatric cases.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Ocular Disease ManagementPediatric Eye CareGlaucoma ManagementMacular Degeneration TreatmentDiabetic Retinopathy ManagementClinical Leadership

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Eye Associates of Winter Park a 7.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 2,008 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Optometry Career Context

Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 75% have no call, 20% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.4 / 10 · top 25% in optometryranked against 2,008 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOptometry median $175k (middle half $163k–$178k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in Florida158 active2,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 75% no call · 20% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusFlorida healthcare professional listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus · 9% offer loan repayment161 active listings, Nov 2026
New Optometry listings598 in the last 30 days472 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Optometry pay trend+3.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,008 Optometry listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Optometrist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 13 employers
6
<$155k
4
$155k-170k
4
$170k-185k
1
$196k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
37% this job
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 7.4
Better work-life than 90% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Eye Associates of Winter Park

Medical Practices
Winter Park, FL
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) Matching
Bonus Based on Performance
Competitive Salary
Dental Insurance
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedule
Health Insurance

Living in Winter Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$427k
Typical market rent
$1,852/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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