• Infection Preventionist Nurse (RN or LPN) Part…

    Van Dyk Health Care (Hawthorne, NJ)


    Infection Preventionist Nurse (RN or LPN) Part Time

     

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    Department: Assisted Living

     

    Posted: 12/18/2025

     

    Location Name: *Van Dyk Park Place

     

    Wage: Depends on Experience

     

    Position Type: Part Time

     

    Part Time Infection Preventionist Nurse (RN or LPN)

     

    $45-$55 per hour

     

    Flexible schedule up to 20 hours a month

     

    Join a company that celebrates its award-winning team! Family Owned & Operated for over 70 years, 8 consecutive Great Place to Work® certifications, we are proud to be recognized by Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Aging Services and US News & World Report Best Assisted Living/Best Memory Care. Here, you are more than staff — you are family.

    Responsibilities:

    + Plan, develop, organize, implement, and evaluate the community infection prevention program to prevent, recognize, and control the onset and spread of infection.

    + Provide infection prevention and control education to all employees during orientation and annually thereafter, including classes in infection prevention and control practices and employee health.

    + Develop education programs in response to identified infection control needs.

    + Organize and chair the community’s Infection Prevention and Control Committee.

    + Establish routine, ongoing, and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and distribution of surveillance data to identify infections, infection risks, communicable disease outbreaks and to maintain or improve resident health status.

    + Provide environmental rounds to observe infection control and prevention compliance in the community.

    + Utilize recognized surveillance criteria such as but not limited to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to track trends and identify opportunities for improvement.

    + Provides guidance and review of infection control practices with Department Managers.

    Education and Experience:

    + Infection Control and Prevention certification is a MUST

    + Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Infection Control in a health care facility

    + Current NJ State Nursing License (RN or LPN) Specialized Training in Infection Control