Jason Babcock

• Providing for the critical care and transport of patients of all ages from scenes and interfacility transfers.
• Responsible for patient evaluation, diagnostic interpretation, diagnosis, treatment plan, and its implementation.
• Collaborating with various healthcare professionals in providing critical care for patients.
• Utilization of NIMS methodology in the collaborative coordination with emergency response partners in establishing staging areas, incident perimeter, EOC, scene safety, decontamination, and additional logistical support.
• Collaborate with emergency responder partners, such as fire and rescue, various law enforcement, EMS, and private industry ES&S partners, in establishing secure landing zones, extrication, medical care, and air medical transport of patients.
• Responsible for the inspection, upkeep, stocking, and readiness of emergency medical and response equipment, as well as aircraft.

Base Clinical Lead:

• Identify and address team member clinical issues and areas of needed growth.
• Enhance team member professional growth, clinical knowledge, and skills.
• New hire orientation and mentoring.
• Annual skill check-offs, community outreach education, fit testing, and other assigned projects and initiatives.
• Evaluation of clinical informatics, quality assurance and quality improvement needs and iniatives.

• ICU and CVICU nurse practitioner for a short time while awaiting to start my role as a flight nurse.
• Procedure intensive.
• High acuity and high volume ICU, during the COVID epidemic.
• Developed critical care DKA care map and protocol.

• Provided in hospital primary and consultation care for trauma and general surgical patients throughout the entire continuum of patient care: Trauma alerts, initial emergency care, ICU, rehabilitation, and post-discharge.
• Managed resources efficiently while providing care to multiple trauma victims at once.
• Developed individualized treatment plans based on patient needs and preferences.
• Coordinated with other departments within the hospital to ensure quality care is provided to trauma victims.
• Proficient in the laboratory, plain radiographic, and CT scan evaluation.
• General Surgery Clinic and Trauma Clinic follow-up care.
• First Surgical Assistant (adult and pediatric): trauma, general surgery, laparoscopic, and robotic. Also assist with orthopedic, neurosurgical, and other surgical services as needed.
• Advanced procedural skills: intubation, central line and chest tube placement, suturing, complex wound care, wound vac placement, assisting with tracheostomy and peg tube placement, as well as various operative procedures.
• Participated in the development of the Trauma Program and Forensic Nurse Program.
• Participated in QI/QA initiatives and the Trauma Committee.
• Mentored pre-med, medical, nurse practitioner, military medics, and nursing students.
• Participated in identifying clinical education needs and various education interventions for hospital medical staff and non-hospital staff, such as pre-hospital providers.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, such as social workers, therapists, L-TAC, case management, physicians, and psychiatrists to ensure optimal care for the patient.

Disaster Response/MCI:

• Coordinated with local, state, and federal agencies on disaster relief efforts.
• Participated in the creation of evacuation protocols in response to emergency situations and the hospital's response during significant disasters.
• Leadership roles during disasters and MCI events, as well as the implementation of patient evacuations.
• 2005 Rita, 2008 Ike, 2017 Harvey, 2019 Imelda, and 2020 Laura.
• Ice storms in 1997 and 2021.
• Hospital flooding event in 2000.

• Developed program that incorporated the St. Elizabeth Trauma program to establish a complete continuum of care and medical oversight for the SWAT team.
• Kanin medical support.
• Two-week tactical medic course at the FBI training facility in Conroe, Texas.
• Implemented medical protocols for triage, resuscitation, stabilization, and transport of ill or injured persons.
• Conducted tactical operations in high-risk environments.
• Engaged in physical training exercises to maintain peak fitness levels.
• Utilized specialized equipment, such as night vision goggles and firearms, during operations.
• Coordinated with local law enforcement agencies on joint operations.
• Trained personnel on tactical medical care.

• Staff paramedic, 911 service with high call volume and acuity.
• CEU activities.
• Lectures and education.
• Protocol development: A-fib, ETCO2, and surgical airway.

• Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital
• Assessed and managed critically ill patients in the emergency department.
• Developed treatment plans for patients with a variety of acute medical and traumatic conditions.
• Ordered laboratory tests, imaging studies, medications, and other treatments as necessary.
• Prescribed medications as permitted by state regulations.
• High acuity and volume.

• Worked part-time as a staff ICU nurse.

• Staff ER nurse in high acuity and volume ER.
• Participated in the development of the nurse internship and preceptor program.
• ACLS, BTLS, PALS, ENPC, and TNCC instructor.
• Performed nursing procedures such as wound dressing changes, catheter insertion, IV therapy administration and medication management.
• Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized plans of care.

• Management of critically ill pediatric and adult patients from scenes and interfacility transfers.
• Flight team and outreach education.
• In hospital, critical response and code team.
• Dispatch and transfer center.
• Skills: advanced airway management, central line placement, chest tube placement, art line placement, scene management, and extrication.
• Developed and created transfer center software and database, which included flight following, patient care charting, IV start/PICC line documentation. This was utilized by the hospital AQ/QI transfer committee to identify trends and potential points of impact.

• Emergency room operations oversight (nights).
• Employee evaluations.
• Clinical competencies and education.
• Trauma registry data entry.
• Trauma program development.
• QI/QA program.
• Leader of the ER Education Committee.
• Development of ER nurse internship program.

• Emergency room operations oversight (nights).
• Employee evaluations.
• Clinical competencies and education.
• High acuity and volume ER.

• Part time staff ER nurse.

• Initially, as an EMT and then as a paramedic.
• Worked full time while attending school.
• City and rural 911 service that also did transfers.

• Emergency room tech, which included orthopedic tech responsibilities and skills.

• ER technician while attending school.