Position Details

Job Number:

JR01746

Department:

Post Acute Care and Community Partnerships

Job Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term), Part time

Work Setting:

In-Person

Contract Duration: (If applicable)

18 months

Number of Positions:

1

Hourly Rate (Min / Max):

$54.1605 - $62.7862

Schedule

Work Days:

Monday to Friday

Time of Day:

, Days

Shift:

Hours - 7.5

Shift Start: (If applicable)

Reason for Posting:

Posting is for a role with an existing vacancy

Application Dates

Opening Date:

2026-08-27

Closing Date:

2026-09-03

Position Summary:

The Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Clinical Leader is a regulated health professional who will be a team member in supporting the BSO Strategic Lead and BSO Coordinator to advance ongoing quality improvement in the healthcare system.

The BSO Clinical Leader will focus on inpatients who are at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and have cognitive impairment and exhibit responsive behaviours that pose as a barrier for care, acceptance to discharge destinations, or do not have a discharge destination. The BSO Clinical leader will build on the strengths of each hospital to utilize internal resources, provide strategies to manage responsive behaviours, facilitate complex case discussions among key partners, partner with key community providers, such as Alzheimer Society staff, HCCSS Care Coordinators and Long-Term Care to examine opportunities, determine and track system barriers to discharge, elevate themes and barriers to hospital administration and the BSO Strategic Lead.

Qualifications:

-Bachelor's Degree in a health profession required

-Current registration in a regulated health profession college required





-Minimum 2 years experience in a long-term care setting

-Minimum 2 years experience in an acute care/community care setting

-Minimum 2 years experience in a leadership/management role

-Must be knowledgeable of dementia, delirium, mental health issues in the delivery of care and its effect on the person and family members or the partners in care to include knowledge of causes, disease processes, stages, progression, cognitive and neurological symptoms, treatment, etc.

-Knowledge of principles of Adult Learning and quality improvement methodologies

-Training and experience in Montessori techniques

-Excellent MS office skills

-Excellent interpersonal and team building skills

-Ability to provide coaching and mentoring

-Must be able to work under tight deadlines

-Excellent time management skills to efficiently triage and manage referrals

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills

-Crisis Prevention Intervention Training and Gentle Persuasive Approach Training are assets

-Must have drivers licence and ability to drive across the HNHB region

St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) and its member organizations are equal opportunity employers and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, practices, facilities, and people. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety where all positions comply and work in conjunction with the Mission, Vision, and Core Values.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SJHS and its member organizations are committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process - please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process ([email protected]).

📌 BSO Clinical Leader (Downtown West End)
🏢 St. Joseph
📍 Downtown West End