Colleen Duerr

Experience

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  Carroll Hospital Center

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2016

  Clinical Manager

  • Managed multiple departments, including IMC, PCU, and Electrocardiology.• Successfully implemented Stroke Program initiative leading to certification as a Stroke Certified Hospital.• Certified Green Belt in Six Sigma, active participant in PI and Lean activities across multiple departments. • Facilitated Nurse-Physician collaboration to promote quality patient care.• Represented Nursing on IT design team across multiple rollouts of various EMRs, including (McKesson, Paragon).• Participated in multiple teams in establishing best practices across the organization. • Recognized as the top nurse manager based on last two staff satisfaction surveys. • Effective responsiveness and follow-through to all levels of patient-care providers and Administration.• Maintained bedside clinical skills along with EMR documentation.• Managed a diverse group of clinical and ancillary staff members maintaining high staff morale, productivity, and overtime.• Prepared and monitored capital, salary, and operating expense budgets, developed corrective actions to ensure budget compliance across multiple departments.• Assumed staff scheduling to ensure compliance to labor budget, concurrently mentored patient care coordinator(s) on IMC unit to assume, and ultimately transferred responsibility to patient care coordinators. Show less

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  Hanover Hospital (Hanover, PA)

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2021

  Director

  • Acts as a liaison between Nursing Supervisor group and unit Managers/Directors. • Reinforce department/hospital Performance Standards with employees with assisting with developing staff in excellent customer service. • Facilitates involvement in the Nursing Division strategic initiative. • Demonstrates the ability to independently coach and manage-up staff reinforcing Just Culture. • Supports evidenced-based solutions to drive excellence in patient care.• Works closely with the Emergency Management team to assure emergency preparedness and safety awareness. • Participates in and contributes to efforts to improve the patient flow process. Show less

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  UPMC Memorial

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  Clinical Director
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  Beaufort Memorial Hospital

  Jun 2022 - now

  Director of Critical Care