Part-Time Optometrist (Ocean Park Optometry) - Santa Monica, CA

VSP Vision; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Ocean Park Optometry in Santa Monica, California, is seeking a new or experienced optometrist to join its established, growing practice and help deliver thoughtful, patient-centered eye care with modern technology and a supportive team.

This part-time role (~16 hours per week) offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to build a meaningful long-term career while collaborating on advanced services such as neurovisual medicine, scleral lenses, and dry eye care.

Qualifications

• California optometrist license required.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive eye examinations and develop treatment plans.
• Document care and educate patients.
• Provide dry eye treatments and communicate care plans to staff.

Education

Optometry license in California

Job description

Ocean Park Optometry in Santa Monica, California, is looking for a new or experienced optometrist to join its established, growing practice and step into a rewarding opportunity with a supportive team, modern technology, and a strong patient base. With immediate hiring potential for the right candidate, this beautiful office offers competitive compensation, strong revenue opportunity, and the chance to build a meaningful long-term career in a practice known for quality care, collaboration, and continued growth.

Why join us?

For nearly 50 years, Ocean Park Optometry has been a trusted part of the Santa Monica community, giving doctors the opportunity to provide thoughtful, relationship-driven eye care in a highly rated practice with loyal patients and steady demand. The practice recently moved into a beautiful new location and continues to grow, with 25% growth this year and plans to add an associate doctor and additional team members. Candidates will enjoy working in a positive, team-oriented environment with streamlined systems, modern technology, and opportunities to practice advanced services such as neurovisual medicine, orthokeratology and myopia management, scleral lenses, and dry eye care.

What You'll Do

In this part-time role of approximately 16 hours per week, you'll have the opportunity to deliver comprehensive eye care while building meaningful connections with patients and working alongside a supportive, experienced team. You'll perform examinations, develop treatment plans, document care, educate patients, provide dry eye treatments, and communicate care plans clearly with staff, all while using modern systems and technology such as Officemate/Examwriter, Adit Communications, Topcon automated phoropters, Optovue Solis, Optos California, Firefly Slit Lamp, Pentacam, Medmont, Aladdin AXL, Virtual Field, Neurolens, Icare, and Shamir Spark Mi Up to support efficient, high-quality care.

Who You Are

You're a fully licensed optometrist in California who is excited to grow within a modern, patient-centered practice and contribute to a collaborative team culture. Whether you're early in your career or bring years of experience, you're confident using optometric technology, interested in specialty care such as binocular vision, scleral and specialty lenses, and dry eye treatment, and motivated by the opportunity to build trust with patients, deliver excellent care, and support the continued success of a thriving practice.

Why You'll Love Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica offers the best of Southern California's coastal lifestyle, with beautiful beaches, ocean views, walkable neighborhoods, and year-round opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. From the iconic Santa Monica Pier and lively Third Street Promenade to local farmers markets, parks, bike paths, restaurants, shops, and arts and cultural experiences, the city blends laid-back beach living with the energy and convenience of the greater Los Angeles area. It's an ideal place for candidates who want to build a rewarding career while enjoying a vibrant, wellness-focused community with plenty to explore before and after work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Optometry license in California

Preferred Specialties

• Binocular vision, scleral and specialty lenses, dry eye

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.