**Job Summary and Responsibilities** As an OB Newborn Nursery Registered Nurse (RN), you are a vital caregiver during a family's joyous transition, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that supports the health and well-being of our newest patients and empowers new parents. This role is about nurturing new life, educating families, and safeguarding fragile beginnings. Every day, you will leverage your specialized expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care for newborns, from their first breaths through their initial days of life. You'll make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures specific to neonatal care, and meticulously implement patient care plans focused on growth, stability, and early physical development. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, ensuring a smooth continuum of care and contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal newborn and family outcomes. To thrive in this extraordinary role, you will possess keen assessment skills tailored to neonates, acute critical thinking, and a profound patient- and family-first mindset, driven by a deep enthusiasm to nurture and educate. Your meticulous attention to detail, calm demeanor, and dedication to excellence in our fast-paced Nursery environment will not only support healthy starts for newborns but also fuel your own career advancement in a truly rewarding specialty. **Key Responsibilities:** + Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care tailored to the unique physiological and developmental needs of healthy newborns, as well as those requiring close observation. + Skillfully _manage and prioritize_ newborn care activities, ensuring consistent monitoring, feeding support, and hygiene practices, balanced with promoting family bonding. + Serve as a dedicated advocate for newborns' needs, ensuring a holistic approach to care that encompasses physical health, developmental milestones, and parental education. + Exhibit exceptional ability to recognize and adapt swiftly to changes in a newborn's condition (e.g., vital signs, feeding patterns, signs of distress, skin integrity, lab results) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner. **Job Requirements** Required + Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire and + Registered Nurse: AZ, upon hire and + Basic Life Support - CPR, American Heart Association upon hire Preferred + One year recent acute care experience and + Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire **Where You'll Work** 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. **Pay Range** $35.00 - $58.63 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.