Optometrist - Medically Focused Optometry Practice
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Are You…
- An Optometrist with a license in good standing in the State of North Carolina?
- Looking to join a medically-focused, doctor-led, organization, focused on full scope of eye care?
- Searching for a company culture that respects your profession, is friendly, engaging and supportive?
- Then this could be perfect for you!
Eyecarecenter is currently looking for an Optometrist to practice at our Walkertown, NC office. The Walkertown location is a thriving practice with a 4-person optical team.
The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30-5:30, with the exception of Thursdays being open until 6:00, and closed over the weekend, fully supporting a healthy work/life balance!
The office boasts fully equipped exam lanes and is ready to host medical appointments with the following technology available: Autorefractors, Optos, Visual Field, and OCT.
At Eyecarecenter, our optometrists focus on maintaining the health and development of our patient's eyes. Eyecarecenter is a proud partner of EyeCare Partners (ECP), a leading network of integrated ophthalmology and optometry providers serving patients across the entire vision care continuum.
Our team of highly skilled optometrists, opticians, and technicians focus on maintaining the health and development of our patients’ eyes by providing medically focused and clinically integrated eye care services.
What We Offer
- An outstanding practice environment with a strong focus on clinical excellence.
- A doctor-led leadership team involved in all medical issues and the oversight of our Medical Executive Board.
Investments in new equipment and infrastructure that allows you to apply your expertise and retain clinical autonomy.
Access to our national medical network of practices, bringing together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.
- A world-class support team that is dedicated and trained in providing efficient, patient-centered care.
- An established network for an immediate, sustained referral base.
A custom and proprietary EHR system designed by doctors, and access to the latest in technology and medical testing for our patients.
Benefits
Competitive annual salary with a productivity bonus
Signing Bonus and Student Loan Assistance
- Comprehensive employee benefit package including full medical, 401k w/ company match, short and long term leave, PTO and much more
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursements
- State license reimbursements
Medical Malpractice Insurance
We encourage you to apply today and join our team!
You can apply online or contact Caitlin Covey, Physician Recruiting Manager at caitlincovey@eyecare-partners.com
Key Responsibilities
The optometrist will provide medically focused and clinically integrated eye care services to patients. They will be responsible for maintaining the health and development of patients' eyes using advanced diagnostic technology.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid optometry license in the State of North Carolina. The role requires a commitment to clinical excellence and the ability to work within a doctor-led, medically focused practice environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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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- No weekends
Living in Walkertown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $270k
- Median resident rent
- $1,379/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.0
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Winston-Salem, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.