Food Service Worker Patient Server, Bistro, NEW TOWER, FT, 6:45A-6:45P

Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 22,041 - 26,174; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Boca Raton is seeking a Food Service Associate to prepare, assemble and deliver patient meals and support dining operations. You will stock patient floor kitchens, serve guests, and handle cashier duties while maintaining high standards of food safety.

Minimum 2 years of experience, High School diploma or equivalent, and Food Safety certification within 90 days. The role offers hourly pay of $16.00–$19.49 depending on experience and will be on-site at the Boca Raton facility.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Food Safety certification required within 90 days of job entry.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, assemble, and deliver patient meals according to quality and food-safety standards.
• Deliver stock to patient floor kitchens and serve guests with positive relations.
• Handle cashier duties and process payments in cafeteria per policy.
• Set up and serve meals for corporate dining and other outlets; assist training of others.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Food safety

Education

High School or equivalent

Job description

Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 26 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 63 high-performing honors.

What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.

Benefits

At Baptist Health, we’re committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a “grow our own” philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long‑term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including:

• Career growth and development opportunities, with clear pathways and ongoing support
• Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
• A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible, reducing out‑of‑pocket healthcare costs
• Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement
• And so much more

Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.

Description

Job responsibilities may include, but not limited to: Prepare, assemble, and deliver patient meals in accordance with quality, service, infection control, and food safety standards. Delivers stock supplies to the patient floor kitchens. Serves guests, maintaining positive customer/guest relations. Appropriately replenishes used foods and supplies. Completes sanitation duties. Perform dish room duties as assigned, daily. Collects payments for guest trays. Handles transactions for food sales in the cafeteria, as a cashier, in accordance with established policies and procedures. Sets up and serves meals for corporate retail, catering, Doctors Dining Room, and other dining outlets. Decorates buffet and reception tables as assigned. This position follows all aspects of high‑quality food preparation and service, or is in a supporting role to efficiently allow coworkers to do so. This position has a multi‑faceted connection to the safety, comfort, and overall satisfaction of our customers. This role is able to do all functions independently and cross trained in food service responsibilities and able to support the training of others. Estimated pay range for this position is $16.00 - $19.49 / hour depending on experience.

Qualifications

• High School, Cert, GED, Trn, Exper.
• Food Safety.

Additional Qualifications

• Food Safety Certification required within 90 days of job entry.
• Excellent customer service skills required.
• Proven excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Minimum Required Experience: 2 Years

EOE, including disability/vets