RN Ambulatory Health Primary Care

Opening Summer 2026 at 4000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, FL.
The Orlando Health System of Care includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Combining the collective strengths of two powerhouse organizations, Orlando Health and the high-quality physicians at Watson Clinic are expanding access to award-winning specialty care for patients in Polk County and beyond.
Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital - a state-of-the-art, seven-story, multi-specialty hospital - will serve as a vital 550,000 square-foot healthcare hub offering:

• 300+ inpatient beds and 69 emergency and observation beds
• Dedicated labor and delivery services - including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that will debut shortly after the hospital opens
• Comprehensive cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology services
• Advanced surgical procedures

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare in Polk County as part of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital opening team and share in the privilege of saying you were there from the very beginning.
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you.
Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment programs
Back-up childcare and elder care
Fertility benefits and adoption assistance
NCLEX reimbursement
Free NCPDs for RN license
Dedicated RN career counselor and GN Coordinators to develop you
Specialty certifications reimbursement
The RN Advanced Care administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient setting where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient's medical condition. Demonstrates advanced knowledge, skills, and judgment in caring for patients needing complex assessments, intensive interventions, and continuous high-level nursing vigilance
Effectively uses data to anticipate, adapt to, and confidently respond to rapidly changing patient conditions.
Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment, interpreting and recording data from devices regarding intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.
Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of unit-specific patient care equipment.
Prioritizes patient care continuously, following Evidence-Based Practice Standards.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
The professional nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others, and the continuous improvement of the quality of health care practice and organizational outcomes
Participates and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.
Participates in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.
Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Partners with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
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Education/Training
Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department
Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification or willing to obtain within 30 days of hire.