Comprehensive Optometrist - Mesa, AZ

OptometristNo callFull-Time

Pay not listed · no call · Mesa, Arizona.

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Job Description

Desert Vista Eye Specialists is seeking a full-time Comprehensive Optometrist to join our team at our Mesa, AZ location.

Desert Vista Eye Specialists, a proud partner of EyeCare Partners, has been a leading provider of eye and vision care in the Phoenix area for more than 30 years. Our team includes corneal, retinal, cataract, and refractive specialists, making us the only medical and surgical eye care provider patients will ever need.

At Desert Vista Eye Specialists, we pride ourselves on having a team of highly experienced eye doctors who are part of a network that encompasses all ophthalmic and optometric specialties. Each member of our team brings to the table extensive training, certification, and experience.

This includes specialists actively engaged in leading-edge research and equipped to handle the most complex cases. Our commitment to excellence ensures that our patients receive the best possible care.

Our optometrists play an important role in the community by coordinating care while maintaining excellent relationships with all medical care team partners, both inside and outside the practice. Several years of experience in a medically focused practice is required.

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.

Benefits

Highly competitive annual salary with a productivity bonus

Signing Bonus

  • Comprehensive employee benefit package including full medical, domestic partner coverage, maternity leave, 401k w/ company match, short and long term leave, PTO and much more
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursements
  • State license reimbursement

Medical Malpractice Insurance

We invite you to apply today or contact Paige Kirkley, Senior Physician Recruiter, for more information at paigekirkley@eyecare-partners.com

Key Responsibilities

The optometrist will provide comprehensive eye and vision care while coordinating with a multidisciplinary medical team. They are responsible for managing complex cases and maintaining strong relationships with medical partners to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must have several years of experience in a medically focused practice. Professional certification and extensive training in optometry are required to handle complex clinical cases.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careCare coordinationMedical eye careOphthalmic diagnosticsRefractive careCataract managementCorneal careRetinal careMedical team collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Comprehensive Optometrist - Mesa, AZ at EyeCare Partners Doctors a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,889 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 82% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Optometrist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 14 employers

9
<$165k
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$165k-190k
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$190k-215k
2
$215k-240k
2
$240k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
58% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Loan repayment
29%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,889 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$417k
Typical market rent
$1,538/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Signing Bonus
Productivity Bonus
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k with Company Match
Short and Long Term Disability
PTO