Labor and Delivery Nurse

Join Our Compassionate Labor & Delivery Team as a Registered Nurse!

Are you a passionate and skilled Registered Nurse with a heart for bringing new life into the world? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment, ready to support families through one of life's most profound journeys? If so, elevate your career in Labor and Delivery at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

About Us:Our unit offers a unique blend of exceptional clinical challenge and profound human reward. You'll work within a high-acuity, family-centered setting, surrounded by a supportive network of experienced nurses, OBs, midwives, and anesthesiology staff – all seamlessly integrated with our advanced Level III NICU. We prioritize your professional growth, champion teamwork, and embody compassion, providing state-of-the-art birthing suites and the autonomy to practice at the peak of your capabilities. This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to make a lasting, meaningful impact

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities):

• Empathetic Care Provider: Provide comprehensive, compassionate, and culturally sensitive nursing care to patients during all stages of labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum.
• Assessment & Monitoring: Conduct thorough assessments of maternal and fetal well-being, monitoring vital signs, fetal heart tones, contractions, and progression of labor.
• Labor Support: Administer medications, manage pain relief options (e.g., epidurals, IV medications), provide comfort measures, and implement non-pharmacological pain management techniques.
• Delivery Assistance: Assist physicians and other healthcare professionals during vaginal births, C-sections, and other obstetric procedures.
• Newborn Care: Provide immediate care to newborns after delivery, including Apgar scoring, vital signs, initial assessments, and promoting skin-to-skin contact.
• Postpartum Care: Monitor mothers for postpartum complications (e.g., hemorrhage), provide incision care, and support initial breastfeeding efforts.
• Patient & Family Educator: Educate patients and their families on labor progression, pain management options, newborn care, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery.

Required

• Registered Nurse: AZ, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing: BSN Preferred 1-3 years One year recent acute care experience, upon hire

Hello humankindness

Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona,St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved. We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s. U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies. Look for us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter. For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.