What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position at Daviess Community Hospital?
Posted: Jun 25, 2026
Duties Include:
- Category Clinic Nursing
- Department DCHMC
- Schedule Full-Time - 40 Hours/Week
- Shift Tuesday-Friday
- Facility Daviess Community Hospital
Duties Include:
- Developing treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases.
- Educating and guiding patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life-span and the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the patients served.
- Performs diagnostic tests and screening evaluations.
- Manages overall patient care regarding lifestyle and development issues.
- Prescribes medications while using medication reference, as needed.
- Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family.
- Revises plan of care as indicated by the patients' response to treatment.
- Assists patients in managing chronic conditions, treating illnesses and helping patients make educated choices about their lifestyle, health and well-being.
- Must have a current Indiana Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license. (DEA, NPI, CSR)
- Current BLS certification. ACLS preferred
- Completion of required CME's.
- Computer skills for documentation of patients charts in an EMR.
- Ability to communicate in English; both verbally and in writing.
- Additional languages beneficial, but not required.
- Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
- Must be able to multi-task as well as being a team player.