Food Service Worker 1, Dietary

Baptist Health is the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in the region, serving communities across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. With a robust network that includes 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices, Baptist Health is dedicated to providing top-tier medical care. The organization is well-known for its internationally recognized centers of excellence, including specialties in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. Supported by philanthropy and driven by a faith-based mission, Baptist Health prioritizes medical excellence and compassionate patient care.

What distinguishes Baptist Health is its commitment to people—both employees and patients. The culture is deeply rooted in purpose and compassion, fostering personal connections among colleagues and meaningful relationships with patients and their families. This approach ensures that care extends beyond medical treatment to encompass emotional support and community engagement. Employees at Baptist Health often share personal experiences that enhance their dedication to compassionate, quality care.

Baptist Health offers a supportive work environment with a focus on career growth and development, comprehensive health and wellness resources, a wellness program designed to reduce healthcare costs, tuition reimbursement to encourage continuous learning, and many other benefits aimed at enhancing employee well-being and professional advancement. Employees are supported at every stage of their career and personal development, reflecting the organization’s commitment to nurturing long-term careers with meaningful impact.

The role being offered is a Food Service Worker position with an estimated pay range of $16.00 to $19.49 per hour, depending on experience. This role involves preparing, assembling, and delivering patient meals while strictly adhering to quality, service, infection control, and food safety standards. In addition to meal preparation, the Food Service Worker delivers stock supplies to patient floor kitchens, serves guests with a positive attitude, replenishes used food and supplies, and completes sanitation duties. The position also includes dishroom duties and collecting payments for guest trays, acting as cashier for food sales in the cafeteria according to established policies and procedures. Additional responsibilities involve setting up and serving meals for corporate retail, catering, doctors’ dining room, and other dining outlets, as well as decorating buffet and reception tables.

This role is critical in maintaining a multi-faceted connection to the safety, comfort, and overall satisfaction of customers. Food Service Workers are cross-trained to handle all food service responsibilities independently and support training others within their team. This position plays a vital role in ensuring high-quality food preparation and service, supporting coworkers effectively to deliver exceptional outcomes.