About NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is a certified 815-bed nursing facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on Roosevelt Island, nestled between Manhattan and Queens. Coler offers long term and subacute care, rehabilitation, and a dedicated memory care unit, comprised of 150 beds featuring an acclaimed music and memory program. The facility features a robust rehabilitation therapy program with expansive gym space for residents.
Coler also offers full time physician staff, psychiatry, dental services, an onsite 8-chair dialysis den for hemodialysis, and on-site medical clinics to meet the clinical needs of its residents. From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Coler ranks #10 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026 ; earned a high-performance rating for Long-Term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U. S.
News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026 ; and received a 2024 Silver Beacon Award for Memory Care. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Work Shifts 9:00 A. M – 5:00 P. M Sunday - Thursday Shift may vary.
Duties & Responsibilities Position Overview: Under direction, arranges and delivers appropriate chaplaincy care to patients, families, and staff, including scheduling and leading spiritual/religious services and providing spiritual and moral care, guidance, and support consistent with individuals’ beliefs and values.
Schedules and conducts religious services for members of the Chaplain’s faith. Administers rites and sacraments. Organizes and conducts religious educational programs.
Initiates, plans and coordinates special projects and/or religious events. Makes pastoral calls and visits as requested by the interdisciplinary team and/or physician order. Provides regular follow up visits as necessary or requested.
Counsels residents, families, and staff on personal, moral, and spiritual problems. Provides specialized programs and specialized individual visits to residents with behavioral health or serious mental health diagnoses. Provides specialized care for residents on a palliative care program.
Completes documentation for visits provided to residents in the electronic medical record. Participates in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings. Participates in the Ethics Committee and acts as a resource to the committee, provides spiritual and moral perspective to ethical decision that focus on resident and family needs.
Maintains liaison and cooperative relationships with community organizations, as appropriate. Assist at Special and Centralized Events as assigned. Follows all facility-wide and departmental Policies and procedures Maintains and submits, on a timely basis, resident daily program participation attendance and statistics for group services as well as 1:1/bedside pastoral visits.
Follow facility policy regarding Outlook e-mail account. Check account at least daily. Responsible for the monitoring, maintaining and cleanliness of the assigned work area (i.e.
Chapel) when conducting programs and services. Serves as an advocate for residents’ needs and preferences, ensuring that their spiritual and ethical concerns are considered in the decision making. Works with the Clinical Team to address resident or family member religious request and needs.
Provides guidance to H3/ Wellness lead in spiritual, wellness/care, prayers and initiatives. May be assigned other related tasks by the Dir of TR or their designee.
1. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Divinity, Islamic Studies, Sacred Theology, or a related discipline, and a documented letter of endorsement from within the last six (6) months from a faith-based institution affiliated with the appropriate denomination (see note below), and a. Documented completion of four (4) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units (i.e., 1,600 hours of clinical pastoral training), or current and valid chaplain certification issued by the Association for Professional Chaplains (APC) Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.
(BCCI), the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), Neshama: National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), or an equivalent; or b. One (1) year of community-based experience as a recognized spiritual/religious leader. Note: A documented letter of endorsement may be substituted by an academic degree or chaplain certification endorsed within the last six (6) months by a faith-based institution affiliated with the appropriate denomination.
The documented letter of endorsement or its substitute must be dated within six (6) months prior to the date of hire. Direct Line Department Preferences Christian / Catholic Denomination Benefits NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes: Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week Retirement Savings and Pension Plans Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities College Savings Program Union Benefits for eligible titles Multiple employee discounts programs Commuter Benefits Programs How To Apply If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button.