Optometrist
Listed compensation
Salary Range: $140,000 - $165,000
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Optometrist Full-time
Aurora, CO
Position Overview
Sowash Practices is seeking skilled and patient-focused Optometrists to provide comprehensive eye care services, including vision exams, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular conditions. Ideal candidates are committed to delivering high-quality care, building strong patient relationships, and contributing to a collaborative clinical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive eye exams and vision tests
- Diagnose and manage ocular diseases
- Prescribe corrective lenses, including glasses and contact lenses
- Provide pre- and post-operative care for patients undergoing refractive surgery
- Educate patients on eye health, preventive care, and treatment plans
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records in EHR
- Collaborate with ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals as needed
- Stay current with advancements in optometry and participate in continuing education
Qualifications
- Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from an accredited institution
- Active state optometry license in good standing
- Strong clinical and diagnostic skills
- Excellent communication and patient care skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Compensation & Benefits
We are committed to supporting our doctors’ long-term growth and success. Our full-time doctors are rewarded with competitive salaries, generous performance-based incentives and benefits that include:
- Paid vacation time (2 weeks)
- Paid holidays (6 total)
- Paid personal/sick time (5 days)
- Parental leave
- 401(K) plan with match
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug plan
- Flex spending account
- Health savings account
- Life Insurance
- Employee assistance plan
- Malpractice insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Company paid long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance
- License renewal reimbursement
- Continuing education fee reimbursement
- Salary Range: $140,000 - $165,000
- Cassandra Blackwell
- Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist - Optometry
cassandra.blackwell@vsp.com
334-350-6810
Visionworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. With regard to all employment practices, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or current military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. We strive to employ and promote only those applicants and employees who are best suited for open positions and who possess the necessary skills, education and qualifications for the job.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Visionworks a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,725 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.
Optometry Career Context
Visionworks holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 154 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 75% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$153k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $148k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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