Registered Nurse-Oncology Full Time Days
for sections: About the sections we include. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve substantive info. Remove boilerplate: EEO, background check, AI disclosure, application instructions, etc. Must include sections only if posting has real specific content. The posting includes: About the role? There's a paragraph at start: "At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction...". That's about the role/company. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About Northwestern Medicine". We'll use "About the role". Then "Responsibilities" with many bullet points. Then "Qualifications" (Required and Preferred). Then "Benefits" (they mention benefits: tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, 401(k) matching, lifecycle benefits). Also they have a Benefits section later with description. So include Benefits. Pay and Schedule not mentioned, so omit. Also maybe "Skills"? Not explicit separate; qualifications include skills. Could combine into Qualifications. We'll not create Skills section unless explicit.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
. Must preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include all responsibilities bullet points, qualifications required and preferred, benefits details.
We must be careful not to include boilerplate like "Additional Information" sections that are just EEO etc. We'll drop those.
We need to include the benefits description: "We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events." plus earlier mention: "We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees." Also later: "Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible."
We need to keep that info but not the application instructions. The benefits eligibility details are substantive; we should keep them. However the instruction says remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The benefits eligibility text is not boilerplate; it's specific. So we keep.
We must not include the "Additional Information" heading; we can just incorporate the benefits paragraph under Benefits section.
We need to ensure we don't repeat any content inadvertently.
Let's extract sections:
About the role: first paragraph up to "Ready to join our quest for better?" Actually that sentence is a call to action maybe but it's part of description. We'll include as prose.
Then "Job Description" heading maybe not needed; we can start Responsibilities.
But we need to follow instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we will have headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits.
We might also include "Requirements" as synonyms for Qualifications? But we have Qualifications covering required and preferred. We'll just use Qualifications.
Now content:
About the role: combine the initial paragraphs: "At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?" That's the prose.
But note that the last sentence "Ready to join our quest for better?" is maybe a tagline; we keep.
Now Responsibilities: we need to list all bullet points. The responsibilities are grouped under headings like "Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination", "Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity", "EBP and Research", "Healing Safe Environment", "Relationship to Colleagues Shared Leadership", "Resource Utilization", "Use of Technology", "Relationship to Self Professional Practice". Each has multiple sentences. We need to turn each duty into
- . Should we keep the subheadings? The instruction says use
for section headings, - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. It doesn't forbid having headings inside the list? Probably we should keep the responsibility subheadings as part of the list items? Could make each responsibility heading as a
- with bold? But better to keep them as part of the list items: each bullet starts with the heading phrase. Eg: "
- Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination: Performs a comprehensive assessment..." etc. However the original text has headings then sentences. We could treat each heading as a
- containing the subsequent sentences as part of same item? That would be messy. Better to split each sentence into its own
- but lose the heading grouping. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can keep the headings as plain text inside
- before the colon. That retains the info.
Thus we will create a
and for each duty sentence we create an - . We'll need to parse the responsibilities section.
Let's extract responsibilities text:
"Responsibilities: Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation. Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly. Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals. Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents. Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary. Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care. Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources. Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record. Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication education. Utilizes and distributes Krames for patient education /clinical condition. Utilizes culture vision as a resource in care planning and delivery. Treats patients, families and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity. Acknowledges and values the contributions of patient’s significant others as an integral part of the plan of care. Adheres to ethical standards of practice. Calls for an ethics consult when appropriate. EBP and Research Implements nursing interventions consistent with the established plan of care based on evidenced based care. Maintains and advances the professional image and science of nursing and the practice of professional nursing through use of best available evidence utilizing resources such as Ovid/Joanna Briggs, Up to Date, Culture Vision, and other reliable sources of evidence. Demonstrates active involvement in clinical LADDER project or process improvement at the unit/organization level. Healing Safe Environment Demonstrates safe medication administration through the use of bar codingPromotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patientConveys complete, timely, and accurate information at bedside shift report/hand-offRounds hourly in collaboration with patient care technicianProtects patients by maintaining a safe environment of excellenceDemonstrates innovation and participation in meeting unit based and organizational quality metrics on the exceptional care dashboardEnsures clinical practice excellence that focuses on preventing pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI’s and central line infections (as appropriate to area of practice). Participates as a unit safety facilitator or as identified resource for quality initiatives as requestedParticipates in unit huddles Relationship to Colleagues Shared Leadership Oversees and directs the work of patient care or support techs; maintains overall accountability for the care of assigned patients. Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills in leading and directing others; deals with conflict directly and appropriately. Demonstrates proficiency in the charge nurse/preceptor role when assigned; assumes responsibility for coordinating patient care for the entire unit. Takes the clinical lead when patient’s condition changes and confers with the primary care physician about the appropriate treatment plan or the need to transfer to the appropriate level of care. Serves as a resource and role model for new staff, students, and other system personnelAssists with precepting, unit orientation, and mentoring as requested. Participates in the peer evaluation process by providing feedback to colleagues on a regular basis, and through participation in clinical case peer review. Works collaboratively with all hospital services to responsibly accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence. Identifies barriers to effective clinical practice and communicates to nursing leadership and practice operations council. Resource Utilization Ensures an appropriate level of care order is documented in the EMR for all admissions. Understands and adheres to the charging of supplies. Participates in any value based unit/organizational initiative. Demonstrates a personal commitment to decreasing utilization overtime hours. Use of Technology Assures all electronic and paper documentation is complete. Utilizes the guardrails for the Alaris pump. Understands physiologic monitoring and the implications to drive changes to clinical management of the patient. Utilizes the bed management systemIdentifies new technologies for unit, hospital or system use. Participates in CEOC activities for the advancement and optimization of the medical record as requested. Relationship to Self Professional Practice Attends internal professional development offerings i.e. Schwartz Rounds, Nursing Grand Rounds. Obtains certification in the nursing specialty of practice. Demonstrates accountability for his/her professional practice-competencies, ELM learning, dress code adherenceParticipates in professional organization through membership, leadership, or committee workTakes assigned lunch breaks."
We need to split into sensible list items. Could keep each sentence as separate
- . However some sentences are long and contain multiple clauses separated by semicolons; still okay as one
- . We'll just split at periods.
Let's create list items:
1. Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination: Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation.
2. Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly.
3. Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals.
4. Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents.
5. Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly.
6. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary.
7. Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary.
8. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care.
9. Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources.
10. Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity: Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record.
11. Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication
. Must preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include all responsibilities bullet points, qualifications required and preferred, benefits details. We must be careful not to include boilerplate like "Additional Information" sections that are just EEO etc. We'll drop those. We need to include the benefits description: "We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events." plus earlier mention: "We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees." Also later: "Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible." We need to keep that info but not the application instructions. The benefits eligibility details are substantive; we should keep them. However the instruction says remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The benefits eligibility text is not boilerplate; it's specific. So we keep. We must not include the "Additional Information" heading; we can just incorporate the benefits paragraph under Benefits section. We need to ensure we don't repeat any content inadvertently. Let's extract sections: About the role: first paragraph up to "Ready to join our quest for better?" Actually that sentence is a call to action maybe but it's part of description. We'll include as prose. Then "Job Description" heading maybe not needed; we can start Responsibilities. But we need to follow instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we will have headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits. We might also include "Requirements" as synonyms for Qualifications? But we have Qualifications covering required and preferred. We'll just use Qualifications. Now content: About the role: combine the initial paragraphs: "At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?" That's the prose. But note that the last sentence "Ready to join our quest for better?" is maybe a tagline; we keep. Now Responsibilities: we need to list all bullet points. The responsibilities are grouped under headings like "Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination", "Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity", "EBP and Research", "Healing Safe Environment", "Relationship to Colleagues Shared Leadership", "Resource Utilization", "Use of Technology", "Relationship to Self Professional Practice". Each has multiple sentences. We need to turn each duty into
for section headings, - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. It doesn't forbid having headings inside the list? Probably we should keep the responsibility subheadings as part of the list items? Could make each responsibility heading as a
- with bold? But better to keep them as part of the list items: each bullet starts with the heading phrase. Eg: "
- Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination: Performs a comprehensive assessment..." etc. However the original text has headings then sentences. We could treat each heading as a
- containing the subsequent sentences as part of same item? That would be messy. Better to split each sentence into its own
- but lose the heading grouping. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can keep the headings as plain text inside
- before the colon. That retains the info.
Thus we will create a
and for each duty sentence we create an - . We'll need to parse the responsibilities section.
Let's extract responsibilities text:
"Responsibilities: Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation. Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly. Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals. Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents. Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary. Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care. Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources. Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record. Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication education. Utilizes and distributes Krames for patient education /clinical condition. Utilizes culture vision as a resource in care planning and delivery. Treats patients, families and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity. Acknowledges and values the contributions of patient’s significant others as an integral part of the plan of care. Adheres to ethical standards of practice. Calls for an ethics consult when appropriate. EBP and Research Implements nursing interventions consistent with the established plan of care based on evidenced based care. Maintains and advances the professional image and science of nursing and the practice of professional nursing through use of best available evidence utilizing resources such as Ovid/Joanna Briggs, Up to Date, Culture Vision, and other reliable sources of evidence. Demonstrates active involvement in clinical LADDER project or process improvement at the unit/organization level. Healing Safe Environment Demonstrates safe medication administration through the use of bar codingPromotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patientConveys complete, timely, and accurate information at bedside shift report/hand-offRounds hourly in collaboration with patient care technicianProtects patients by maintaining a safe environment of excellenceDemonstrates innovation and participation in meeting unit based and organizational quality metrics on the exceptional care dashboardEnsures clinical practice excellence that focuses on preventing pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI’s and central line infections (as appropriate to area of practice). Participates as a unit safety facilitator or as identified resource for quality initiatives as requestedParticipates in unit huddles Relationship to Colleagues Shared Leadership Oversees and directs the work of patient care or support techs; maintains overall accountability for the care of assigned patients. Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills in leading and directing others; deals with conflict directly and appropriately. Demonstrates proficiency in the charge nurse/preceptor role when assigned; assumes responsibility for coordinating patient care for the entire unit. Takes the clinical lead when patient’s condition changes and confers with the primary care physician about the appropriate treatment plan or the need to transfer to the appropriate level of care. Serves as a resource and role model for new staff, students, and other system personnelAssists with precepting, unit orientation, and mentoring as requested. Participates in the peer evaluation process by providing feedback to colleagues on a regular basis, and through participation in clinical case peer review. Works collaboratively with all hospital services to responsibly accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence. Identifies barriers to effective clinical practice and communicates to nursing leadership and practice operations council. Resource Utilization Ensures an appropriate level of care order is documented in the EMR for all admissions. Understands and adheres to the charging of supplies. Participates in any value based unit/organizational initiative. Demonstrates a personal commitment to decreasing utilization overtime hours. Use of Technology Assures all electronic and paper documentation is complete. Utilizes the guardrails for the Alaris pump. Understands physiologic monitoring and the implications to drive changes to clinical management of the patient. Utilizes the bed management systemIdentifies new technologies for unit, hospital or system use. Participates in CEOC activities for the advancement and optimization of the medical record as requested. Relationship to Self Professional Practice Attends internal professional development offerings i.e. Schwartz Rounds, Nursing Grand Rounds. Obtains certification in the nursing specialty of practice. Demonstrates accountability for his/her professional practice-competencies, ELM learning, dress code adherenceParticipates in professional organization through membership, leadership, or committee workTakes assigned lunch breaks."
We need to split into sensible list items. Could keep each sentence as separate
- . However some sentences are long and contain multiple clauses separated by semicolons; still okay as one
- . We'll just split at periods.
Let's create list items:
1. Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination: Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation.
2. Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly.
3. Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals.
4. Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents.
5. Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly.
6. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary.
7. Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary.
8. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care.
9. Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources.
10. Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity: Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record.
11. Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication
for prose. It doesn't forbid having headings inside the list? Probably we should keep the responsibility subheadings as part of the list items? Could make each responsibility heading as a
- and for each duty sentence we create an
- . We'll need to parse the responsibilities section. Let's extract responsibilities text: "Responsibilities: Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation. Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly. Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals. Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents. Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary. Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care. Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources. Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record. Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication education. Utilizes and distributes Krames for patient education /clinical condition. Utilizes culture vision as a resource in care planning and delivery. Treats patients, families and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity. Acknowledges and values the contributions of patient’s significant others as an integral part of the plan of care. Adheres to ethical standards of practice. Calls for an ethics consult when appropriate. EBP and Research Implements nursing interventions consistent with the established plan of care based on evidenced based care. Maintains and advances the professional image and science of nursing and the practice of professional nursing through use of best available evidence utilizing resources such as Ovid/Joanna Briggs, Up to Date, Culture Vision, and other reliable sources of evidence. Demonstrates active involvement in clinical LADDER project or process improvement at the unit/organization level. Healing Safe Environment Demonstrates safe medication administration through the use of bar codingPromotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patientConveys complete, timely, and accurate information at bedside shift report/hand-offRounds hourly in collaboration with patient care technicianProtects patients by maintaining a safe environment of excellenceDemonstrates innovation and participation in meeting unit based and organizational quality metrics on the exceptional care dashboardEnsures clinical practice excellence that focuses on preventing pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI’s and central line infections (as appropriate to area of practice). Participates as a unit safety facilitator or as identified resource for quality initiatives as requestedParticipates in unit huddles Relationship to Colleagues Shared Leadership Oversees and directs the work of patient care or support techs; maintains overall accountability for the care of assigned patients. Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills in leading and directing others; deals with conflict directly and appropriately. Demonstrates proficiency in the charge nurse/preceptor role when assigned; assumes responsibility for coordinating patient care for the entire unit. Takes the clinical lead when patient’s condition changes and confers with the primary care physician about the appropriate treatment plan or the need to transfer to the appropriate level of care. Serves as a resource and role model for new staff, students, and other system personnelAssists with precepting, unit orientation, and mentoring as requested. Participates in the peer evaluation process by providing feedback to colleagues on a regular basis, and through participation in clinical case peer review. Works collaboratively with all hospital services to responsibly accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence. Identifies barriers to effective clinical practice and communicates to nursing leadership and practice operations council. Resource Utilization Ensures an appropriate level of care order is documented in the EMR for all admissions. Understands and adheres to the charging of supplies. Participates in any value based unit/organizational initiative. Demonstrates a personal commitment to decreasing utilization overtime hours. Use of Technology Assures all electronic and paper documentation is complete. Utilizes the guardrails for the Alaris pump. Understands physiologic monitoring and the implications to drive changes to clinical management of the patient. Utilizes the bed management systemIdentifies new technologies for unit, hospital or system use. Participates in CEOC activities for the advancement and optimization of the medical record as requested. Relationship to Self Professional Practice Attends internal professional development offerings i.e. Schwartz Rounds, Nursing Grand Rounds. Obtains certification in the nursing specialty of practice. Demonstrates accountability for his/her professional practice-competencies, ELM learning, dress code adherenceParticipates in professional organization through membership, leadership, or committee workTakes assigned lunch breaks." We need to split into sensible list items. Could keep each sentence as separate
- . However some sentences are long and contain multiple clauses separated by semicolons; still okay as one
- . We'll just split at periods. Let's create list items: 1. Relationship to Patient/Family and Community Care Coordination: Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation. 2. Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly. 3. Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals. 4. Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents. 5. Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly. 6. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary. 7. Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary. 8. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care. 9. Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources. 10. Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity: Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record. 11. Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication