Job DescriptionThe Behavioural Interventionist will support staff and informal caregivers, providing care to individuals with responsive behaviours that are unmanaged and are deemed as a barrier to being able to provide care. These behaviours may be associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, mental health, substance use, and other neurological conditions.
Accountabilities:
- Conduct behavioural assessments as set out in Alzheimer Society Peel best practice guidelines
- Collaborate with patient, caregivers and hospital staff to identify triggers to behaviours
- Implement, evaluate and document specific behavioural interventions in consultation with elder life specialist
- Develops, monitors and evaluates the care plan recommendations by reviewing documentation, behavioural tracking and outcome measures to illustrate impact
- Provides patient specific education, training, modeling and coaching to hospital staff involved in patient care
- Creates appropriate referrals to additional BSO team members where needed to support the patient, caregiver and staff
- Provides support to ensure the successful transition of patients from the hospital to their next transition location through:
- The connection and collaboration with community services as needed to the patient and caregivers
- Pre-transition planning which will include the patient and the caregiver; will include the adoption of a standardized risk assessment to identify the transition risks
- The development of an individualized transitional care plan which will be shared with families and caregivers to support the transition and mitigate the identified transition risk
- Provide the necessary information to the patients and caregivers to support the transition
- Ensures patients and caregivers are provided with timely and appropriate information and referral to the Alzheimer Society Peel and BSO services
- Identifies staff and caregivers who would benefit from additional education and makes the appropriate referrals
- Encourages independence
- Implements the necessary protocols to assist in the management of behaviours, facilitate success in managing behaviours and in providing care
- Coach staff in understanding and managing responsive behaviours
- Direct observation of patient during times of reported, responsive behaviours to identify triggers/unmet needs and recommend appropriate strategies to manage the behaviour
- Participates in care conferences/patient huddles as required
- Maintains ongoing contact with medical health care professionals
- Initiates and participates in ongoing collaboration with community partners
- Maintains accurate and timely monthly statistics through the identified statistical reporting system
- Initiates and participates in ongoing collaboration with community partners
- Maintains accurate and timely monthly statistics through the identified statistical reporting system
- Prepares and submits the required administrative documentation as required
- Participates in administrative team meeting provides input and ideas for improving communication, services, client/caregiver support, as part of special projects, quality improvement
Qualifications- Community college diploma in a health care related field (Bachelor's degree in a health care related field is preferred)
- Certificate in gerontology preferred or demonstrated evidence towards completion is preferred
- Gently persuasive approach certified
- One year recent experience working with the seniors and those with cognitive impairment in an acute care setting
- Experience with the prevention and management of geriatric syndromes such as delirium/BPSD preferred
- Attention to detail and expectation to meet documentation standards
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of an inter-professional team
- Ability to work independently: initiating, prioritizing and managing multiple tasks
- Will be required to travel between all Osler sites
- Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
Additional InformationHours: Currently Days, 8 hour shifts, including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)
Salary:
Minimum: $35.27 per hour
Maximum: $44.10 per hour
Internal application deadline date: October 5, 2026
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