Careers · Vision Center of Santa Maria
Do meaningful work in a growing practice.
Join an established Santa Maria optometry practice with a full patient schedule, advanced clinical equipment, trained support staff, specialty programs, and an expanding facility.
Open position
Full-time optometrist, Santa Maria, CA
We’re looking for an optometrist.
Join a busy independent practice serving a broad Santa Maria patient population. Step into established demand, work with trained clinical support, and help shape the next stage of the practice.
A full schedule from the start
The practice already has more patient demand than its current doctors can serve, so the new optometrist will not need to build a patient base from zero.
Practice the medical model
Evaluate ocular health, confirm refractive and binocular status, prescribe further testing, manage appropriate treatments, recommend eyewear, and coordinate surgical referrals when needed.
Broad clinical experience
Work with comprehensive exams, dry eye, diabetic and hypertensive retinal changes, glaucoma, specialty lenses, binocular vision, children’s care, and older patients with more complex needs.
Trained chairside support
Six trained chairside assistants help enter data, perform preliminary measurements and refractions, and complete specialized testing so the doctor can focus on interpretation, treatment, and patient care.
Advanced equipment in place
The practice uses OCT, VEP/ERG, aberrometry, infrared imaging, and other specialized diagnostic tools. Exact equipment terminology can be confirmed against the installed models and current capabilities.
Help expand the Dry Eye Clinic
The existing Dry Eye Clinic uses treatments including MiBoFlo heat massage, photobiomodulation, and radiofrequency. The practice plans to expand from three treatment rooms to eight.
Build new specialty care
There may also be an opportunity to help establish a vision-training program for patients already seeking this type of care.
A practice with room to grow
The office currently has 12 clinical rooms and is expanding into the adjacent suite, creating additional capacity for doctors, treatments, and specialty services.
Live on the Central Coast
Santa Maria sits between Santa Barbara and Paso Robles, with access to Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, wine country, hiking, cycling, and a mild coastal climate.
Join the team
Interested in another position?
Current openings may vary, but qualified candidates can introduce themselves for future consideration.
Submit a General Interest FormOpticians and optical support
Frame styling, lens guidance, fitting, and adjustments in the on-site optical.
Clinical technicians and chairside assistants
Preliminary testing, diagnostic imaging, data entry, and direct support for the doctors.
Front-office and patient service
Scheduling, check-in, insurance questions, and helping patients feel at home.
Administrative and back-office support
Billing, records, ordering, and the operations that keep a 12-room clinic moving.
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Start the conversation.
Tell us which role interests you and share a little about your experience. The practice will contact qualified applicants directly.
Santa Maria, CA
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