Program Manager - Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM)
About Us
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. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
At MSK, Nursing is a driving force behind exceptional patient care, innovation, and discovery. 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
- Collaborate with facility leadership to manage, evaluate, and maintain MSK’s institutional SPHM program, meeting NY state regulatory requirements.
- Provide leadership to and facilitate 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.
- Provide 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.
- Collaborate 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 requirements 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Physical Therapy and applicable NYS licensure required.
- 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, Occupational Therapy, or Physical Therapy 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, evidence-based, and innovative care within a complex healthcare environment.
Additional Information
Location: 1275 York Avenue, Main Campus
Reports To: Director of Nursing Professional Development
Schedule
Monday through Friday, working hours: flexed between 8am to 8pm
Pay
Pay Range: $151,300.00 - $249,700.00
FLSA Status: Exempt