Infection Control Nurse

Casper Mountain Rehabilitation and Care Center•Casper, WY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Casper Mountain Rehabilitation & Care Center is seeking a knowledgeable and compassionate Registered Nurse to serve as its Infection Prevention Nurse. This clinical leadership role develops, implements, and oversees the facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program and ensures compliance with CMS, CDC, OSHA, Wyoming Department of Health, and other applicable federal and state requirements. The role works collaboratively with the Director of Nursing, Medical Director, interdisciplinary team, and facility leadership to reduce healthcare-associated infections, promote resident safety, educate staff, and maintain survey readiness. The Infection Prevention Nurse helps protect residents, visitors, and employees through infection surveillance, prevention strategies, outbreak response, staff education, and regulatory compliance. The position also supports quality improvement, employee health and immunization programs, survey preparation, and infection prevention consultation across facility departments.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the State of Wyoming.
Current CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Minimum of two years of nursing experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, a hospital, or another healthcare setting is preferred.
Comprehensive knowledge of CMS regulations, CDC infection prevention guidelines, OSHA standards, and long-term care regulatory requirements.
Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills, including the ability to educate staff at all levels.
Proficiency with electronic medical records, Microsoft Office, and infection surveillance reporting systems.
Commitment to promoting resident safety, regulatory compliance, and clinical excellence.

Nice To Haves

Infection Prevention certification (CIC), or willingness to obtain certification within an established timeframe.
Experience with infection surveillance, outbreak investigations, employee health, and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and oversee the facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program in accordance with CMS F880 and applicable regulations.
Conduct ongoing surveillance, tracking, trending, and analysis of healthcare-associated infections and communicable diseases.
Investigate infection outbreaks and implement interventions to reduce transmission risks.
Monitor compliance with CDC, OSHA, CMS, and facility infection prevention standards.
Lead infection control rounds throughout the facility to identify improvement opportunities and support regulatory compliance.
Educate and train employees on infection prevention practices, bloodborne pathogens, PPE, standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, and exposure prevention.
Collaborate with nursing leadership, physicians, pharmacy, laboratory, environmental services, dietary, and therapy departments on infection prevention initiatives.
Ensure consistent adherence to isolation precautions, infectious waste disposal procedures, and environmental cleaning protocols.
Maintain infection surveillance data, reports, logs, and regulatory documentation.
Report communicable and reportable diseases to local and state health departments as required.
Coordinate resident and employee immunization programs, including influenza, COVID-19, and other recommended vaccinations.
Develop and oversee employee TB screening, exposure follow-up, and employee health monitoring programs.
Participate in QAPI initiatives related to infection prevention and resident safety.
Assist with survey preparation, regulatory audits, corrective action plans, and infection prevention compliance reviews.
Maintain confidentiality of resident and employee health information in accordance with HIPAA.
Serve as the facility’s infection prevention resource and clinical consultant for all departments.