Optometrist – Two Unique Openings | Sacramento & Redding, CA
Full-Time or Part-Time | $160,000–$200,000+ Potential
Two Northern California Optometrist openings, and they are very different jobs.
In Sacramento: a full-time corporate Optometrist role seeing 14–15 patients per day, with up to $185,000 total compensation dependent on contract length.
In Redding: a private practice offering $80–$100/hour plus production bonus, a 3–4 day schedule you help build, medical and dry eye care with advanced technology, and an on-property guest house that may be available if you commute in.
Opening 1: Full-Time Optometrist – Sacramento Area (Corporate Practice)
Compensation
- $160,000 - $185,000 total compensation, dependent on contract length
Schedule
- Full-time, available immediately
- Rotates between three clinics: Roseville, Fair Oaks
- Three Saturdays per month are part of the regular schedule
Patient Load
- 13–14 patients per day
Scope of Care
- Comprehensive eye exams, refractions, and soft contact lens fittings
- Medical eye conditions managed alongside routine care
- Flexibility to focus on medical management, primary care, or specialty interests based on your experience and preferences
- Optos imaging in the clinics
- A good fit for an Optometrist who wants a steady pace with clinical variety
Benefits
- 401(k) with 3% employer match after 1 year
- PPO health insurance
- PTO: 1 week in year 1, 2 weeks in years 2–3, 3 weeks in year 4+, plus sick time and paid holidays
- $2,000 annually toward liability insurance and CE
Clinic video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU9zVUajfEk/
Opening 2: Optometrist – Private Practice | Redding, CA (Full-Time or Part-Time)
Redding is about 2.5 hours north of Sacramento.
Compensation (W2)
- $80–$100/hour + production bonus
- New grads start at $80/hour, with structured $5/hour annual raises up to $100/hour
- 5+ years of experience: about $90/hour + bonus, with potential to reach $100/hour within about a year
- Optional production model: about $640–$650/day base or 30–35% of end-of-day gross, whichever is higher
- Realistic annual range: $160,000–$200,000+, depending on days worked and production
Schedule
- 3–4 days per week ideal, full-time possible
- 6–8 hour days
- You help shape the days and hours
Housing
- On-property guest house may be available for doctors commuting in for consecutive-day blocks
- Includes a bed, bathroom, living area, kitchenette, and pool access
Patient Load
- About 16–22 patients per day (roughly 3 per hour)
- Dry eye consults scheduled at about 45 minutes
Scope of Care
- Significant Medicare and medical population (65+)
- Comprehensive eye care, dry eye, cataracts, blepharitis, punctal plugs, and visual fields
Technology
- 3 exam lanes, including a dedicated dry eye room
- Optos, OCT, IPL, TriLift, and red light therapy
Benefits
- 401(k) with match
- Profit sharing
- PTO (full-time)
- Bonus opportunities through dry eye and medical services
Optional Saturday Shifts (Sacramento Area)
- Rancho Cordova, one-lane office inside Costco
- $85/hour + production bonus
- 2–4 Saturdays per month, and you choose the days
- Optos on every patient, with a lighter medical and dry eye mix than Redding
Qualifications
- Licensed Optometrist (OD) with an active California Optometry license (required)
Work Location: In person
