Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital - Pathology Assistant

Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital opens in the summer of 2026 and invites you to explore the Pathology Assistant opportunity in a thriving, professionally managed healthcare system.  The hospital will open with 302 inpatient beds, which is double our original announced count of 136 beds.  The hospital will include 30 ICU/progressive care rooms, 16 patient rooms to support a women’s birthing program, shelled space for a future NICU, a 48-bed emergency department along with imaging, a laboratory, and a pharmacy. 

Role Requirements: 

• Pathology Assistant - Inpatient 

• PA Board Certified ASCP: General hospital Grossing 

• Must possess/ability to obtain a Florida Medical License 

• Hospital location – 4000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, FL  33812 

Position Summary 

 
Responsible for the organization and efficient and effective operation of the surgical pathology suite and the anatomic pathology service. This may comprise personnel management including supervising accessioners, lab aides, grossing technicians, and transcriptionists in the surgical pathology suite, inventory control; laboratory operations such as quality assurance, quality control, accreditation inspection preparation, and budgeting. 

Practice Highlights: 

• Professionally managed healthcare systems. 

• Excellent brand recognition, thriving practice opportunity with new patients seeking out Orlando Health. 

• EPIC electronic health record system. 

Community Highlights: 

• The historic downtown Lakeland area offers a glimpse of the city’s past and present 

• Lakeland Museum and Lakeland Art Center 

• Circle B Bar Reserve is a former cattle ranch that is now a nature preserve with 1,267 acres (about twice the area of Central Park in New York City) of wildlife, hiking, and photography 

• Home to Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture, featuring 13 iconic structures 

• Tampa is a quick drive to Busch Gardens and Adventure Island. 

• Disney World, Sea World and Universal are only an hour away. 

• Major Local Universities: 

• University of South Florida 

• Saint Leo University 

• University of Tampa 

• Award winning sports teams: 

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Super Bowl Champions 2021 

• Tampa Bay Lightning – Stanley Cup Winners 2020 & 2021 

• Tampa Bay Rays – World Series Champions 2020 

• Tampa Bay Rowdies – Soccer Finalist 2020 

• Wonderful community to raise a family; excellent public and private schools, diverse neighborhoods, outdoor activities, and Lakeland International airport. 

Orlando Health is a Non-profit, Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status. 

Not a J-1 or H-1B Visa position 

Orlando Health is a drug-free workplace and maintains a policy in which new hires will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing. This policy is intended to comply with applicable laws regarding drug testing and any privacy rights.