Her Story
About Catherine
Catherine Babb serves as a Clinical Nurse Coordinator for virtual nursing, overseeing operations across 13 hospitals including patient safety coordination, virtual discharges, and ED transport. With an RN license and an MSN in nursing education, she began her healthcare journey as a patient safety tech before graduating nursing school in 2021 and working in the ICU for a year during the end of COVID. She then spent a year in dialysis and a year and a half in hospice, which she describes as her true passion, before transitioning to virtual nursing three years ago where she completed her master's degree while balancing family responsibilities. Babb attributes her professional growth and achievements, including rapid advancement to supervisory roles, to her determination and stubborn dedication, noting that she chooses to work harder when told she lacks experience. She values accountability, honesty, kindness, and compassion in both her work and personal life, and advises others to set healthy boundaries, advocate for themselves, and recognize that there is no limit to what can be achieved.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Catherine
01What do you attribute your success to?
I think just determination. I'm really stubborn, so when somebody tells me I can't, or that I don't have enough experience, I just choose to come back 10 times harder. That's just the dedication that I have to myself and believe in myself. I'm a go-getter.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've ever received is don't give more of yourself than others would give to you. It's okay to take that break and set those healthy boundaries and make time for yourself as well. You can't pour from an empty cup, so in order to give to others you have to make sure that your cup is overflowing first.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The advice that I have for them is there is no limit. If you want it, you can achieve it, and just make sure that you are advocating for yourself as hard as you advocate for your patients.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Opportunity is always going to be there. The challenge is it's a male-dominated field in some ways but really business people running healthcare, Florida is one of the lower-paying states for nurses, and finding balance especially when you work for corporations. There's a nursing shortage and burnout issues, but opportunity for change the more you talk about it.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The values that are most important to me is always going to be accountability and honesty. It takes nothing to be kind to others, and the golden rule. You should always treat others the way that you want to be treated. If you can lead with your heart even in those difficult situations and choose compassion, you'll win every time.
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