Barista

Where You’ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Barista, you will be a vital contributor to our welcoming environment, crafting exceptional beverages and delivering outstanding customer service.

Every day, you'll expertly prepare and serve coffee, tea, and specialty drinks, ensuring quality and consistency. You'll engage with customers, take orders, handle transactions efficiently, and maintain a clean workspace, enhancing the overall experience.

To be successful, you'll combine strong interpersonal skills with efficiency, a passion for beverage preparation, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, boosting customer satisfaction and atmosphere.

• Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations & facility guidelines.
• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils & equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
• Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
• May be responsible for one or more of the following:
  
  
  Coffee Shop serving and stocking
  Cashiering
  Serving in the retail area
  Assembling, delivering and retrieving patient trays
  Performing cold food prep
  Performing utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)
  Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food
  Supporting inventory maintenance duties
  Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.)

Job Requirements

Required

• One year of food service experience and
• Food Handler Permit: TX, within 30 Days 
• Servsafe Certification, within 30 Days

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience. , upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience. , upon hire