Whitney Babb

Whitney Babb

Registered Nurse Emergency Department

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at HCA Healthcare

  • Education

    • Lonestar College

      2007 - 2011
      Associate's Degree Nursing

      Activities and Societies: Student Nurse Organization, Volunteer at Texas Children's Medical Center

    • The University of Texas at Arlington

      2016 - 2018
      Master of Science - MS Nursing Administration
    • The University of Texas at Arlington

      2014 - 2016
      Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Experience

    • John Randolph Hospital

      Jun 2011 - May 2012
      Registered Nurse Emergency Department
    • Round Rock Express

      May 2012 - Jan 2015
      Registered Nurse

      Provide nursing care at Round Rock Express baseball games to patrons and players. Responsible for triage and treatment and possible transfer of patients to nearby hospital.

    • St. David's HealthCare

      Jun 2012 - Nov 2018

      Responsible for the daily operations of the ONE CALL Center (OCC). The ONE CALL Center facilitates the movement of patients into and out of CWT Division hospitals; coordination of beds; coordination of transport; and follow-up to the referral source regarding completion of transfer as necessary.Specific Job Functions include:Responsible for 24/7 operations of ONE CALL Center.Provides reports to designated leadership regarding patient coordination involving CWT patient care facilities.Maintains the organization’s standards of nursing care in accordance with policies and procedures.Provides oversight of department scheduling, ensuring the needs of the department are met. Utilizes various reports to maintain efficient staffing models to meet the needs of our customers.Works collaboratively with other hospital departments and external customers to develop and implement clinically sound and efficient transfers of care.Responsible for ensuring that staff is proficient in the understanding of EMTALA regulations.Monitors and ensures the accuracy of data within the ONE CALL Center.Develops and maintains staff training and education, including Customer Service and EMTALA training.Communicates with physicians and other stakeholders regarding patient placement issues.Maintains a high degree of awareness and knowledge of participating HCA CWT Division hospital medical staff, services, and special programs.Participates in various marketing, outreach and community focused activities.Proficient in running Teletracking, Meditech, call schedules and office-oriented systems as needed.Assists in data collection, monitoring, evaluation, and analyzing of triage problems for the purpose of developing and implementing protocols, policies and procedures.Exhibits excellent modeling of the Studer principals with interactions with internal and external customers. Show less

      • Transfer Center Manager

        Jun 2016 - Nov 2018
      • Registered Nurse - Day Surgery

        Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
      • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

        Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
      • Stroke and Chest Pain Coordinator

        May 2014 - Oct 2015
      • Emergency Department Charge Nurse

        Jun 2012 - Oct 2015
    • HCA Healthcare

      Nov 2018 - Feb 2022
      Director Clinical Operations for Transfer Centers

      Responsible for corporate support of clinical operations for fifteen regionalized transfer centers. Initiatives included implementing centralized bed management for 9 divisions and over 90 hospitals, creation of standard onboarding toolkit transfer center staff, creation of Centralized Bed Management Toolkit and SOPs, Co-creation of a Work from Home Playbook for Transfer Centers, emergency preparedness response, and key service line collaboration; women’s and children’s, telehealth, and neurosciences. Show less

    • Johnston Willis Hospital

      Feb 2022 - Nov 2023
      Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
    • METROPOLITAN METHODIST HOSPITAL

      Nov 2023 - now
      Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

      Jun 2014
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by American Heart Association | American Stroke Association on Jan 2011
      American Heart Association | American Stroke AssociationAssociated with Whitney Babb