Infection Preventionist Nurse

Infection Preventionist Nurse - Aspire Senior Living Moberly

Are you a nurse who is passionate about protecting residents, supporting staff, and creating a safe, healthy environment? Aspire Senior Living Moberly looking for an Infection Preventionist Nurse to lead infection prevention and control efforts within our long-term care community in Moberly, MO.

As our Infection Preventionist Nurse, you’ll play a vital role in protecting the health and well-being of our residents and team members. This is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise, leadership, and passion for quality care to make a meaningful difference throughout our community.

In this important role, Infection Preventionist Nurse will partner with nursing, clinical, and support teams to strengthen infection prevention practices, monitor trends, educate staff, and help ensure our community meets regulatory standards.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate infection prevention and control policies and procedures based on current guidelines and best practices.

• Monitor and track healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), infectious disease trends, outbreaks, and antimicrobial usage.

• Analyze infection control data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Conduct infection risk assessments and implement prevention strategies.

• Educate and train team members on infection prevention practices, including hand hygiene, PPE use, environmental cleaning, and outbreak response.

• Serve as a trusted resource for staff regarding infectious diseases and infection control guidelines.

• Collaborate with nursing, medical, environmental services, and other interdisciplinary teams to promote a strong culture of infection prevention.

• Communicate infection control information effectively with residents, families, healthcare providers, staff, and regulatory agencies.

• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, interdisciplinary meetings, and committees.

• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local infection control regulations.

• Assist with regulatory surveys and inspections, address identified deficiencies, and implement corrective action plans.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred/Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.

• 2–3 years of clinical nursing experience preferred, ideally in infection prevention, infection control, long-term care, or a related area.

• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred.

• Strong knowledge of infection prevention principles, practices, and regulatory requirements.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to educate and engage team members at all levels.

• Comfortable using computer applications for data collection, analysis, tracking, and reporting.

Benefits:

• Advanced Pay (hourly employees)

• 401(k), Holiday Pay & Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Dental, Health, Vision, Life insurance & more

• Competitive Wages

• Advancement Opportunities

• Exclusive Aspire Senior Living Perks

Ready to bring your nursing expertise to a role where prevention, education, and resident safety come first? Apply today with Aspire Senior Living Moberly!