Safe Patient Handling & Mobility Program Manager

Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.

The Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for Stanford Health Care's organization-wide safe patient handling and mobility program. This position leads program staff, education, equipment and asset management, vendor performance, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement initiatives. The Program Manager partners with clinical and operational leaders to advance patient mobility, reduce employee injuries associated with patient handling, and promote safe, consistent patient movement practices.

The Program Manager is accountable for program development, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability across inpatient and ambulatory settings. Responsibilities include personnel management, budget and capital planning, policy development, data analysis, contract oversight, and organizational reporting.

Program and Operational Leadership

Provides strategic and operational leadership for the Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program across inpatient and ambulatory settings. Develops and implements program goals, service standards, policies, procedures, and performance measures aligned with organizational priorities. Leads organization-wide initiatives to improve patient mobility, reduce employee injuries associated with patient handling, and promote consistent use of safe patient handling practices. Evaluates current operations and develops recommendations for program improvement, expansion, and long-term sustainability.

Communicates program performance, risks, resource needs, and recommendations to organizational leadership. Represents the Program on interdisciplinary committees, work groups, and organizational initiatives.

Employee Management

Directly supervises Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program staff and other assigned personnel. Oversees recruitment, selection, onboarding, scheduling, competency development, coaching, performance management, corrective action, and retention. Establishes clear performance expectations and holds staff accountable for safety, quality, productivity, documentation, and service standards. Develops staffing plans based on patient needs, service demand, organizational priorities, and available resources. Conducts regular staff meetings, rounding, and individual check-ins to support communication, engagement, and performance improvement.

Partners with Human Resources and department leadership on workforce planning and employee relations matters.

Education and Competency

Oversees the development, delivery, and evaluation of safe patient handling and mobility education. Ensures completion of new hire education, annual competency requirements, unit-based training, champion development, and specialty training. Establishes competency standards for Program staff and monitors successful completion. Evaluates education outcomes using competency results, compliance data, injury trends, operational performance, and participant feedback. Partners with organizational education teams to integrate safe patient handling, create job aids, and mobility content into appropriate learning programs.

Equipment, Financial, and Contract Management

Oversees the lifecycle management of safe patient handling and mobility equipment, including selection, acquisition, deployment, inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement, and retirement. Develops and manages operating and capital budget recommendations based on program needs, equipment condition, service demand, and organizational priorities. Monitors expenditures, service costs, and resource utilization and develops business cases for staffing, equipment, technology, and program growth. Partners with Clinical Engineering, Supply Chain, Bio Med, Environmental Services, and clinical departments to maintain equipment availability, readiness, and appropriate use.

Serves as the primary operational contact for vendors supporting the Program. Monitors vendor performance, contracted deliverables, service levels, expenditures, and operational concerns. Participates in contract renewals, negotiations, requests for proposals, and vendor transition planning in partnership with appropriate organizational departments. Evaluates emerging equipment and technology and develops evidence-based recommendations.

Quality, Safety, Compliance, and Analytics

Maintains Program compliance with applicable laws,…