Part-Time Optometrist (San Ramon Family Optometry) - San Ramon, CA

This flexible part-time opportunity for an Optometrist is at San Ramon Family Optometry, located in San Ramon, California. This role is ideal for an OD who enjoys providing high-quality patient care in an established private practice setting while maintaining a flexible schedule.

Why you should apply

This long-standing practice lives by the commitment to help patients’ eye health and vision while providing friendly and attentive eye care service. As a well-respected business in the community, San Ramon Family Optometry continues to flourish and is looking for a dependable part-time Optometrist to help support patient care during scheduled coverage needs. If you’re looking for a flexible opportunity to work alongside an experienced team in a fun, upbeat, and patient-focused environment, this is a great chance to step into a well-supported practice with an established patient base.

The practice is currently open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with Saturday hours every other week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.!

About San Ramon Family Optometry

San Ramon Family Optometry was established in 1989 and purchased by Dr. Doris H. Wong, O.D., in 2016. For over 30 years, this practice has provided full-service optometry to families and residents in San Ramon, Danville, Dublin, and the East Bay region of all ages, insurances, and visual/medical diagnoses. The dedicated Optometric team provides comprehensive eye care and specializes in contact lenses, dry eye treatment, myopia management, ocular diseases, and surgical co-management. Centrally located in The Market Place Shopping Center, the practice is easily accessible from I-680, I-580, and within walking distance to a stunning, new city center. To help maintain the gold-standard service that San Ramon Family Optometry patients know and expect, Dr. Wong is looking for a reliable part-time provider to support the highly trained staff of 19 employees and 5 providers when coverage is needed.

This private practice is fully suited with state-of-the-art optical exam technology that includes an Optomap Digital Retinal Imaging System, optical coherence tomography, macular risk lab test, Zeiss digital phoropter, and specialized examination tests for computer users. Using cloud-based software, this office operates in a paperless environment that enables online appointment scheduling and office communications are offered via text messaging. Patients can enjoy a family-friendly shopping experience as they browse a wide selection of eyewear from the optical boutique—plus the practice carries over 1000 frames and an onsite finishing laboratory is ready to conveniently service patients.  

About the opening

San Ramon Family Optometry is seeking a part-time Optometrist who is passionate about providing personalized, individualized care to ensure excellent eye health and vision care for patients. In this role, you will provide full-scope optometry, including comprehensive eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye conditions, prescribing glasses and contact lenses, and referring patients to specialists when medically necessary. This is a great opportunity to support a busy, well-established practice without the commitment of a full-time schedule.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills, compassion for patient health and safety, and the ability to quickly integrate into an established practice flow. The ideal candidate is dependable, adaptable, and comfortable collaborating with an experienced doctor and support team. While this is currently a part-time, a full-time position may open up for the right candidate who is a strong fit with the team culture.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Optometrist license in the state of California
• Contact lens fittings
• Glaucoma certification
• Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents certification
• Electronic health record charting
• Preferred experience in private practice or a fast-paced clinical setting

As a part-time Optometrist, you’ll enjoy:

• Flexible schedule with coverage discussed in advance
• Competitive per diem or daily rate
• Support from an experienced clinical and administrative team
• Established patient base and well-equipped exam lanes
• Opportunity to work in a friendly, collaborative private practice environment
• Potential for ongoing fill-in coverage based on mutual fit and practice needs

Special Notice 

This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies.  VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices.  VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm.  Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer.  The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant. The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice.  It has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role.  It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role. 

VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support 

VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists.  VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals. The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing  and hiring of practice professionals.  VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.  

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