Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital Hosts Job Fair

Time:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. –– Interviews for Allied Health and Support Services

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. –– Interviews for Nursing and Nursing Support Professionals

Where: Polk State College – Lakeland Campus, Lakeland Technology Building (LTB)

3425 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, FL 33803

LAKELAND (Jan. 9, 2026) –– On Saturday, January 31, Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will host a hiring event at Polk State College’s Lakeland campus from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. This event is open to the public. While no registration is required and walk-ins are welcome, interested individuals are encouraged to review open positions at OrlandoHealth.com/Lakelandand may apply online in advance of attending the event. Individuals are asked to bring a printed copy of their resume. Hiring managers will be onsite to speak with eligible candidates.

The job fair will be divided into two categories:

• 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. –– Recruiters will be talking with people applying for non-nursing and non-physician jobs, including clinical departments like therapy, respiratory, imaging, pharmacy, food and nutrition, environmental services, customer service and more.
• 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. –– Nursing and nursing support professionals will be interviewed in the afternoon.

View open opportunities by going to OrlandoHealth.com/Lakeland or by scanning the QR code below.

The Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will open in late June/early July 2026 at 4000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, FL 33812.  

About Orlando Health

 Orlando Health is a private not-for-profit, integrated academic healthcare system with $14 billion of assets under management, that serves the southeastern United States – including Florida and Alabama – and Puerto Rico. With corporate offices in Orlando, Florida the system provides a complete continuum of care across a network of medical centers and institutes, community and specialty hospitals, physician practices, urgent care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and long-term and behavioral health care services. Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health’s mission is to improve the health and the quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve. The system provided nearly $2 billion in community impact in the form of community benefit programs and services, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt, community-building activities and capital investments in FY 24, the most recent period for which the information is available. For more information, visit orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X.

About Watson Clinic

 As one of the largest multispecialty medical clinics in the southeast, Watson Clinic provides comprehensive healthcare services to residents of Lakeland and surrounding communities.  First established in 1941, Watson Clinic has grown to include over 200 board-certified physicians representing more than 40 medical and surgical specialties.  The Clinic is proud to deliver quality healthcare to every generation from our Main Clinic location at 1600 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, as well as 19 additional convenient locations throughout Polk, Pasco and Hillsborough counties. More information is available at  www.WatsonClinic.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X.