Position Summary:

Position Overview

The Orlando Health System of Care includes award-winning hospitals and emergency departments, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities spanning Florida’s east and west coasts, Central Alabama, and Puerto Rico.

Together, our dedicated team members honor more than 100 years of healthcare excellence by providing professional, compassionate care to the patients, families, and communities we serve. Join us in making a difference.

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital

Combining the collective strengths of Orlando Health and the highly respected physicians of Watson Clinic, we are expanding access to award-winning specialty care for patients throughout Polk County and beyond.

Opening in Summer 2026, Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will be a state-of-the-art, seven-story, 550,000-square-foot, multi-specialty hospital serving as a premier healthcare destination offering:

• 300+ inpatient beds and 69 emergency and observation beds
• 11 operating rooms and four cardiac interventional suites
• Dedicated labor and delivery services, including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) opening shortly after hospital launch
• Comprehensive cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology services
• Advanced surgical procedures and specialty care services

Join our opening team and help shape the future of healthcare in Polk County. Be part of the team that can proudly say, “We were there from the beginning.”

Benefits Beyond the Expected

Orlando Health is committed to providing benefits that go beyond the expected, including career development opportunities, free education programs, and well-being resources to support you and your family throughout every stage of life.

Benefits begin on day one and include:

• Four weeks of paid parental leave
• Debt-free degrees through the Preferred Education Program
• Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment programs
• Back-up childcare and elder care services
• Fertility benefits and adoption assistance
• NCLEX reimbursement
• Free NCPD opportunities for RN license renewal
• Free Kaplan review courses
• Dedicated RN career counselors and Graduate Nurse (GN) Coordinators
• Specialty certification reimbursement
• Additional employee support programs and benefits

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is more than a statement—it is our commitment to you.

Position Summary

Performs EKGs and places Event Monitors on patients under the supervision and direction of the Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Perform EKGs, place Event Monitors prior to patient discharge, and conduct Implantable Cardiac Device (ICD) interrogations.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and precise patient documentation.
• Respond to cardiac and respiratory emergencies, providing assistance as needed.
• Accurately document verbal and telephone cardiology orders from physicians in patient records.
• Participate in the hospital quality assurance program.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with all members of the healthcare team.
• Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required.
• Transmit floor EKGs to the appropriate data management systems.
• Prepare completed EKGs for physician interpretation.
• Review, edit, and ensure proper documentation of all performed EKGs, including attaching appropriate orders prior to assigning them to the interpreting cardiologist.
• Assist with cardiology procedures, including:
  • Cardioversions
  • Tilt Table Tests
  • Exercise and Pharmacologic Echocardiogram Stress Tests
  • Nuclear Stress Tests
• Configure, place, analyze, and troubleshoot Holter monitors.
• Register Event and Loop Recorders and prepare weekly/monthly ECG recordings for physician review.
• Prepare patients for stress testing procedures and assist cardiologists during testing as needed.
• Educate patients and families regarding Holter Monitors, Event Monitors, and Loop Recorders.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance in accordance with Orlando Health policies, ADA, FMLA, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies, procedures, and standards.

Other Related Functions

• Assist with patient transportation as needed.
• Schedule patients for cardiology procedures.
• Provide age-appropriate patient care by applying knowledge of growth and development principles across the lifespan.
• Assess patient needs, interpret age-specific requirements, and provide care according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain professional growth and development through continuing education and ongoing training.

Qualifications:

Education/Training

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of the Basic ECG Interpretation for Non-Licensed Personnel course.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) / Healthcare Provider certification.

Experience

• No prior experience required.