Optometrist (Ark Valley Vision Care) - La Junta, CO

About the role

Ark Valley Vision Care, in southeast Colorado, is looking to welcome a new optometrist in summer 2026, with a target start date between July 1 and September 1, creating an exciting opportunity to step into a growing practice at a meaningful time.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-scope optometric care for patients of all ages, performing comprehensive eye exams that include routine vision assessments, refractive evaluations, and ocular health screenings.
• Diagnose and manage a range of medical eye conditions, including dry eye, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, conjunctivitis, and macular degeneration, while also delivering urgent and emergency eye care for injuries, infections, inflammation, and foreign body removal.
• Prescribe glasses and contact lenses, recommend personalized vision solutions, and use your clinical judgment and therapeutic authority to support treatment plans for a variety of ocular conditions.
• Provide pre- and post-operative care for cataract and laser procedure patients in coordination with ophthalmology partners, while helping identify signs of systemic health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension and guiding patients to appropriate follow-up care.

Requirements

• Licensed in Colorado or eligible to obtain licensure.
• Strong full-scope clinical skills.
• Willingness to grow and build a meaningful career in a rural community where your work truly matters.
• A warm, relationship-driven approach to care.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Optometry license in the state of Colorado.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Total Annual Compensation for ODs: $161,300
• Starting salary of $120,000 based on experience
• $1700 COA dues & insurance
• $2500 for CEs & associated travel
• $16,000 estimated health insurance benefit
• $750 estimated eyecare & eyewear benefit
• $1000 estimated malpractice insurance
• $300 gym membership
• $9,000 self-employment tax covered by company
• $9,200 4 weeks PTO
• $5,800 10 paid holidays
• Production Bonus after 6 months and 1 year

Pay

• Starting salary of $120,000 based on experience

Schedule

• This opportunity is designed as a 40-hour-per-week role, though the practice is open to part-time hours, with an overall patient load of 18 to 28 patients per day across all doctors, with flexibility, especially for new graduates.