Patient Care Director - Gastroenterology, Tysons

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Calling all Registered Nurses! VHC Health is seeking a Patient Care Director to lead the opening of a new Joint Venture Gastroenterology Center in Tysons Corner. This exciting leadership opportunity offers the chance to build clinical operations from the ground up, shaping workflows, patient care standards, and team culture while establishing a premier destination for digestive health services in Northern Virginia. Following the center's launch, the Patient Care Director will provide strategic and operational oversight for all clinical areas, including Pre-Op, Endoscopy/Colonoscopy Procedures, Recovery, and Administrative Services, ensuring exceptional patient outcomes and operational excellence.

Located in the heart of Tysons , VHC Health's growing outpatient campus continues to expand access to high-quality specialty care across one of the region's most dynamic and rapidly growing communities. This role is ideal for a nursing leader who is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and creating a best-in-class patient experience.

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, VHC Health is a 548-bed, independent, not-for-profit health system and nationally recognized teaching hospital that has proudly served the Washington, DC metropolitan area for more than 75 years. Consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Virginia and the region, VHC Health has been recognized as a 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Employer and a 2025 Newsweek World's Best Hospital . The organization also holds the prestigious Magnet® designation for nursing excellence and is home to a Level II Trauma Center, reflecting its unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

At VHC Health, every role contributes to exceptional care, better outcomes, and stronger communities.
In addition to your base compensation, VHC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility requirements), as well as additional wellness and retirement benefits designed to support our employees and their families.
VHC Health is committed to wage transparency and equitable pay practices. The compensation offered for this position—whether expressed as an annual salary or hourly rate—is determined based on a variety of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, relevant training and experience, skill level, shift differentials (where applicable), internal equity, and current market conditions.
The posted hiring range reflects the range VHC Health, in good faith, believes is appropriate for this role at the time of posting. This range may be adjusted in the future based on business needs or market changes. No portion of compensation is considered earned until it is vested and determined in accordance with the terms of applicable policies and benefit plans. The availability and amount of any bonuses, incentives, or other benefits are subject to the terms of those plans and may be modified at the sole discretion of VHC Health, in accordance with applicable law.
VHC Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
VHC Health maintains a drug-free workplace. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited at all VHC Health locations.

Qualifications

Purpose & Scope:

This professional RN is responsible for the 24-hour management of the department. Develops patient care services goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures; organizes the department in accordance with the hospital's mission and vision statements in order to provide specified nursing services to meet the legal, organizational, and medical staff guidelines. Evaluates proposed procedural changes as they relate to patient care, directs / supervises the implementation, and ensures compliance with Standards of Nursing Practice that promote optimum health care delivery.

Education:

Bachelor's degree from an Accredited School of Nursing is required.

Master's degree in nursing, business administration, or healthcare administration is preferred.

Experience:

Three years of Nursing Leadership is Preferred
Three years of experience in area of clinical specialty is required.

Certification/Licensure:

Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Virginia Department of Health Professions is required.
Compact State Licensure in Nursing is required.
BLS Certification required.