Optometrist

Overview

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC) , we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

✨ Benefits include: ✅ Competitive compensation & benefits ✅ Medical, dental, vision✅ Company-paid life insurance ✅ Flexible spending accounts ✅ 403(b) retirement plan 

Why VCC?

• Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Responsibilities

Direct and provide outpatient care to clinic patients and ensure quality assurance including examination of patient's eyes, sight testing, diagnosis of visual disorders and diseases, determining course of treatment, providing and supervising appropriate treatment for such diseases, including glaucoma, cataract and diabetes.

• Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement and utilization review
• Examine the eyes of patients of all ages to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects
• Provide spectacle prescription
• Write referral communications to doctors
• Read retinal scans
• Prescribe medicines for people with eye conditions
• Participate in the development of clinic protocols and procedures to ensure quality eye care
• Participate in utilization and peer review programs which evaluates the quality of the optometry staff and services being performed at the clinics

Qualifications

Minimum

• Current California Optometric License
• State of California Certification for the treatment of ocular disease
• State of California Certification for the treatment of glaucoma
• A Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Degree from an accredited optometry school
• Current CPR certification
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Experience/familiarity with Practice Management and Electronic Medical Records systems, NextGen preferred

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities

Pay Range

• $68.00 - $70.00 Depending on Experience