Optometrist
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Job Description
Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potential opportunity for a civilian Optometrist at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia.
Locations:
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Behavioral Health Center Boone
Behavioral Health Center Oceana
Outpatient Clinic
Monday-Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
No night, No weekend, and No holiday clinic hours
Freedom from Malpractice Insurance Worries
Stable, predictable income
Job Requirements:
Board Certified Optometrist
3 year experience
Any State License
BLS Certification
Contact
Kathleen Strautmann
314-744-4144
Kathleen_strautmann@spectrumhealth. com
Company Overview:
Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities and VA clinics.
Location: Location
US-VA-Portsmouth
Recruiter: Full Name: First Last
Kathleen Strautmann
Direct phone number
314-744-4144
Recruiter: Email
kathleen_strautmann@spectrumhealth. com
Key Responsibilities
Provide optometry services to patients at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and associated clinics. Maintain a stable clinical practice within a military healthcare environment.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Board Certified Optometrist with at least 3 years of experience. A valid state license and BLS certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Spectrum Healthcare Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Optometry — ranked against 1,645 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Spectrum Healthcare Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 81 active listings.
In Virginia, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$134k (18 salary observations; 91 listings), vs ~$149k nationally (1,060 salary observations; 3,692 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
6.4/10 work-life score · Above average in Optometry — ranked against 1,645 active roles in this specialty
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- No weekends
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