Monday to Friday; days

This position is temporary until October 2027

The ALC Navigator‘s primary focus is to expedite discharges for patients designated ALC, and to hold teams accountable for continual progression of patient’s discharge plans. This role also provides operational oversight of ALC designation processes across the site, ensuring that ALC patients are designated accurately, and within the timelines of the Provincial Wait Times Strategy reporting requirement. The ALC Navigator addresses issues that are delaying discharge.

The ALC Navigator provides a site-wide lens of ALC patients; being aware of site-based bed pressures, the navigator will collaborate with HNHB LHIN to prioritize assessments that will result in a discharge, and works with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues that are delaying discharges, both at a patient-specific and at a systems level.

The Community and Population Health Services portfolio supports the advancement of integrated health and social services in hospital and into the community. The Program is responsible for the development and advancement of innovative partnerships with peer, community, academic partners and provides expert leadership in the area of pre- and post-acute care transitions.

The Community and Population Health Services portfolio is accountable for HHS' Population Health, Bundled Care and Alternate Level of Care strategies. The portfolio provides system-wide support through the Site Administrative Managers, Transitional Care & Discharge Specialists, ALC Navigators, Centralized Care and Transition Team, Hospital to Home, Integrated Comprehensive Care Program, Inpatient Medical Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Teams, and Addictions Services at the Hamilton sites. Additionally,



the portfolio has accountability for the Alternate Health Facility beds at the Satellite Health Facility and St. Joseph's Villa. The McMaster Family Health Team (McMaster Family Practice, Stonechurch Family Health Centre and Canadian Blood Services).

Behavioural Supports

Ontario (BSO) are also aligned to this portfolio.

- Regulated Health Skilled with Undergraduate Degree
- 1-2 years of computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and Power Point), EPIC and ALC-IS data base experience
- Minimum of 5 years experience in discharge planning, especially for patients with complex issues
- Minimum of 1 year presentation skills, adult education experience
- Daily audits of ALC-IS and EPIC systems, including the ability to pull reports from both.
- Ability to generate weekly updates about all ALC patients in MS Excel
- Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
- Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution skills
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, negotiating, consensus-building and teaching skills

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.





To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at (phone hidden), Ext. 46947 for assistance.

If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement

Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement

Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement

Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement

Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement

📌 ALC Navigator (Ontario)
🏢 Hamilton Health Sciences
📍 Ontario