Full-Time Optometrist – Rosemead, CA

Job Description

Garfield Health Center (GHC), a well-established Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the San Gabriel Valley for over 40 years, is seeking a full-time optometrist to join our team at our Rosemead location. We have four clinic locations—two in Monterey Park, Rosemead, and Rowland Heights. We are expanding our optometry services with a brand-new clinic at Rosemead, in addition to our current optometry clinic in Monterey Park. This position offers competitive pay ranging from $68–$78 per hour and the opportunity to provide high-quality, medically focused care to underserved communities.

This role allows you to practice full-scope medical optometry in a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting alongside family medicine, pediatrics, dentistry, behavioral health, OB/GYN, chiropractic, acupuncture, and social work. Our patient base is clinically diverse, with a high prevalence of ocular and systemic disease. Workflow is manageable, with an average of 12–14 patients per day. Saturday availability is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive and problem-focused medical eye exams for patients of all ages
• Manage ocular diseases including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and dry eye
• Provide urgent eye care for walk-in patients
• Collaborate with other disciplines to coordinate patient care and manage referrals
• Refer as needed to ophthalmology and optometric subspecialties
• Order and interpret diagnostic testing as appropriate, including OCT, visual field testing, and corneal topography
• Advocate and promote healthy eye habits and preventive eye care to patients

Qualifications

• Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree
• Active California optometry license with glaucoma certification
• Bilingual in Chinese and English required

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a medical optometry setting
• Pediatric experience
• Dry eye management

Benefits

GHC offers an extensive benefits package, including:

• Paid time off: vacation, personal, sick, jury duty, bereavement, holidays, continuing education
• Insurance: medical, dental, vision
• Retirement: traditional/Roth 401k with employer match
• Reimbursement: malpractice, DEA dues, optometry license, continuing education

Contact: darren.sham.od@garfieldhealthcenter.org

Office

Garfield Health Center is a long-standing FQHC dedicated to providing full-scope, medically focused eye care in a collaborative, team-based setting.

Candidate Description

We’re looking for an optometrist passionate about community health, skilled in medical eye care, and able to communicate effectively with a diverse patient population.

Candidate Requirements

OD degree with license in the state of California with glaucoma certification
Preferred at least 2 years in a medical setting