Orlando Health will hold its first hiring event Aug. 23 for the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital now under construction.
The job fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Auburndale Community Center, 405 Bennett St., in Auburndale. Orlando Health is hiring for all clinical and non-clinical positions and experience levels: nursing professionals, allied health professionals, procedural and surgical support, support services and corporate support.
The event will allow job-seekers to speak with leaders and learn more about available positions, with potential onsite interviews for selected positions. No registration is required, and walk-ins are welcome.
Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital is scheduled to open in summer 2026. The hospital will open with more than 300 in-patient beds, 69 emergency and observation beds, 11 working operating rooms, four cardiac and interventional suites and 18 beds in an intensive care unit that will serve 36 patients at full build-out, according to a news release.
The hospital will have eight labor and delivery rooms, two special C-section operating rooms and more than 25 post-partum rooms. A 12-bed neonatal intensive care unit is expected shortly after the hospital opens.
For more information, visit OrlandoHealth.com/Lakeland.
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Orlando Health plans hiring event for Lakeland Highlands Hospital Aug. 23 in Auburndale
Reporting by Lakeland Ledger / The Ledger
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