Program Manager - Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM)

About the Role

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. The Program Manager for Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) partners closely with nursing and interdisciplinary leaders to advance organization-wide initiatives that strengthen practice, operations, and strategic priorities across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with facility leadership to manage, evaluate and maintain MSK's institutional SPHM program meeting NY state regulatory requirements.
• Provides leadership to and facilitates MSK's SPHM Committee.
• Lead the planning, implementation, and sustainability of SPHM programmatic initiatives.
• Ensure the SPHM program aligns with departmental strategies, organizational priorities, and best practices.
• Provides continuous evaluation of program performance measures including collection and analysis of injury data, direct and indirect costs, and lost time.
• Identify risks, issues, and barriers, recommending solutions to support timely and successful execution.
• Collaborates with various facility stakeholders during the design, construction or renovation of clinical care areas ensuring SPHM and ergonomic considerations are addressed.
• Organize and mentor SPHM champions in the management of unit based patient handling practices.
• Collaborate with clinical educators from various departments to develop and maintain SPHM education and training according to NYS regulatory requirement and best practices.
• Support strategic planning related to operations, services, research, and resource needs.
• Develop business plans, market analyses, and proposals to support new and evolving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related healthcare field required.
• Healthcare related professional with applicable NYS licensure.
• Minimum of five years of clinical experience.
• Four to seven years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations or program management.
• Master's degree in Nursing or a related healthcare field preferred.
• Knowledge of SPHM practices and regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Strong program and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Knowledge of systems thinking, change management strategies and quality improvement.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, with the ability to assess program effectiveness and outcomes utilizing various data sources.
• Clear and influential communication skills across clinical, operational, and administrative team members.
• Collaborative leadership approach with the ability to work independently and across organizational levels.
• Commitment to advancing delivery of high-quality, evidenced based and innovative care within a complex healthcare environment.

Benefits

MSK offers a range of benefits, including a competitive pay range of $151,300.00 - $249,700.00, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $151,300.00 - $249,700.00.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, with working hours flexed between 8am to 8pm.