Food Service Assistant

HCA-Florida-Northside-Hospital; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Florida Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL is hiring a Food Service Assistant to support meal preparation, serving in cafeteria and patient rooms, and dishwashing. The role involves following menus, stocking, and maintaining clean kitchen areas in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications are minimal—no travel and no prior experience required—making this an accessible entry point in healthcare support with opportunities to learn and grow within the hospital system.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• No travel required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food for cooking by washing, peeling, shredding, slicing, and mixing.
• Serve food in cafeteria for visitors and staff and in patient rooms.
• Operate dishwasher and clean kitchen areas and dispose of waste.
• Stock food and assist with tray assembly.
• Follow PPE and Standard Precautions in all duties.
• Work on patient tray assembly line per menu directives.
• Assist in the dish room when needed.

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Food Service Assistant? At HCA Florida Northside Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

What you will do in this role:

• You will perform routine duties related to preparation and serving of food.
• You will prepare food for cooking by washing, peeling, shredding, slicing, and mixing various food items.
• You will operate dishwasher or assist with washing/sterilizing dishes, glassware, silverware, utensils, pots, pans, etc.
• You will clean kitchen work areas, collect and dispose of garbage.
• You will assist with food stocking.
• You will serve food in cafeteria for visitors and staff and in patient room.
• You will work in the dish room when needed.
• You will work on patient tray assembly line following menu directives for determining food items for each tray.
• You will follow Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

What qualifications you will need:

No Travel Required

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida Northside Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About HCA Florida Northside Hospital

• HCA Florida Northside Hospital is a 280+ bed hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, offering comprehensive and interventional stroke care, preventative and corrective cardiac care, structural heart and cardiac surgery, orthopedic and spine treatment, 24/7 emergency care, and general surgery.
• Recognized by Healthgrades in 2025 as one of Americas 250 Best Hospitals for the third consecutive year.
• The first recognized Comprehensive Stroke Center in Pinellas County.
• Located on Floridas Gulf Coast in the Tampa Bay area, St. Petersburg-known as the \"Sunshine City\"-offers golfing, boating, fishing, beaches, and attractions including The Dalí Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Mahaffey Theater, and the Florida Orchestra.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Food Service Assistant opening.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.