Optometrist (Nevada Vision Group) - Reno, NV
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Job Description
Nevada Vision Group is seeking an Associate Optometrist to join its award-winning team across two locations in Reno, Nevada. Whether you are an experienced professional or a new graduate, this is an opportunity to build a long-term professional home, develop lasting relationships with patients and colleagues, and grow your career within a supportive practice.
Why Join Us?
Founded in 2002, Nevada Vision Group is an award-winning, doctor-led independent practice with eight optometrists across two Reno locations. Its mission is to be Nevada’s premier optometric practice by delivering comprehensive eye care through exceptional service, professionalism, and clinical skill.
The group provides full-scope care, including specialty and scleral contact lenses, myopia management, glaucoma care, and surgical co-management, within a varied, clinically challenging environment.
As several long-tenured doctors approach retirement, new optometrists will step into established patient bases, learn alongside experienced colleagues, and help shape the practice’s future while developing expertise in their areas of interest.
Recognized as the 2026 Best of Sierra Nevada for Eye Care, Optical, and Customer Service, and as the Reno Gazette Journal’s Best Optometrist in 2025 and 2026, Nevada Vision Group offers the resources and collegial support of Northern Nevada’s largest private practice while preserving the autonomy, culture, and patient relationships of an independent group.
What You’ll Do
As an Associate Optometrist, you’ll deliver comprehensive, full-scope care while building trusted, lasting relationships with patients.
Your work will include comprehensive exams, specialty contact lens fittings, including scleral lenses, myopia management, medical eye care, glaucoma management, and surgical co-management.
You’ll collaborate with eight experienced optometrists and use advanced technology, including OCT, corneal topography, and Optos Monaco ultra-widefield imaging, to support confident clinical decisions, specialty care, and an efficient patient experience. This role offers a flexible schedule of 24–40 hours per week.
Who You Are
The ideal candidate holds an OD degree from an accredited optometry school, has passed the NBEO, and maintains, or is eligible to obtain, an active Nevada optometry license with therapeutic privileges. Both experienced optometrists and new graduates are encouraged to apply.
Residency training, particularly in pediatric optometry or cornea and contact lenses, is valued but not required. The successful candidate will bring strong full-scope clinical skills, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine commitment to thoughtful, exceptional patient care within an independent private practice.
A desire to continue learning, develop areas of interest, and become a valued, long-term member of the team is essential.
Why You’ll Love Reno
Set along the Truckee River at the base of the Sierra Nevada, Reno offers an inviting blend of outdoor adventure, vibrant city life, and genuine community spirit.
Residents enjoy abundant sunshine and easy access to hiking, biking, skiing, and Lake Tahoe, while the downtown Riverwalk, local restaurants, museums, galleries, and year-round events provide plenty to explore closer to home.
With its natural beauty, cultural energy, and welcoming atmosphere, Reno is an exceptional place to build both a rewarding career and a fulfilling life.
You’ll Enjoy a Range of Benefits, Including
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision benefits
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Paid time off
- Production and retention bonus
- Malpractice insurance
- Continuing education allowance
- AOA/NOA membership
Minimum Qualifications
Optometrist license in Nevada with therapeutic privileges
Special Notice
This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer.
The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant. The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice. It has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role.
It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.
VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support
VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists. VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals.
The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing and hiring of practice professionals.
VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.
VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Unincorporated LA County Residents: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, and any other similar laws.
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Key Responsibilities
The Associate Optometrist will deliver comprehensive, full-scope eye care, including specialty contact lens fittings, myopia management, and medical eye care. They will collaborate with a team of eight optometrists using advanced diagnostic technology to provide high-quality patient services.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an OD degree from an accredited optometry school and possess an active Nevada optometry license with therapeutic privileges. The role is open to both experienced professionals and new graduates who demonstrate strong clinical skills and a commitment to patient care.
Optometry Career Context
VSP Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 78 active listings.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometry median $159k (middle half $150k–$174k)218 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Nevada index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in Nevada | 21 active | 1,990 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 76% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Optometry pay trend | +1.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| VSP Vision | silver tier, 72/100 | Top Employers work-life index78 active listings |
Location & Logistics
Nevada has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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