Company description
One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a secure and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

The 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 lifespecialist

Develops, monitors and evaluates the care plan recommendations byreviewing documentation,behavioural tracking and outcome measures to illustrate impact

Provides patient specific education, training, modeling and coaching to hospital staff involved in patientcare

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 transitionlocation through:




The connection and collaboration with community services as needed to the patient andcaregivers

Pre-transition planning which will include the patient and the caregiver; will include the adoptionof a standardized risk assessment to identify the transition risks

The development of an individualized transitional care plan which will be shared with familiesand 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 theAlzheimer Society Peel and BSO services

Identifies staff and caregivers who would benefit from additional education and makes the appropriatereferrals

Encourages independence

Implements the necessary protocols to assist in the management of behaviours, facilitate success inmanaging 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/unmetneedsand 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

Job 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 approachcertified





One year recent experience working with the seniors andthose with cognitive impairment in an acute care setting

Experience with the prevention and management of geriatric syndromes such as delirium/BPSDpreferred

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 information
Hours: Currently Days, 8 hour shifts (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Salary:
Minimum: $35.27 per hour
Maximum: $44.10 per hour

INTERNAL APPLICATION DEADLINE:October 5, 2026

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Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected] .

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.

Job summary
Posting number

REF11346J

Job category

Seniors Health

Location

Brampton Civic Hospital

Type of employment

Contract

Contract type

Temporary

3 months

Union

Non Union - Allied Health

Posted on

Sep 28, 2026

Contact Us

Brampton Civic Hospital
2100 Bovaird Drive East,
Brampton, ON L6R 3J7
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Etobicoke General Hospital
101 Humber College Boulevard,
Etobicoke, ON M9V 1R8
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Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness
20 Lynch Street,
Brampton, ON L6W 2Z8
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Reactivation Care Centre
200 Church Street,
Etobicoke, ON M9N 1N8
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Withdrawal Management Centre
135 McLaughlin Road South,
Brampton, ON L6Y 2C8
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📌 Behavioural Interventionist - Seniors Health (Ontario)
🏢 William Osler Health System
📍 Ontario