Katherine Dahl
Rockaway,NJ
Summary
Versatile Registered Nurse with over 10 years of experience in primary care, surgical services, emergency medicine, and critical care. Expertise in clinical assessment, care coordination, and insurance navigation, including Medicare and Medicaid. Proficient in EPIC/EMR workflows, supporting utilization management, and facilitating prior authorizations. Committed to effective communication with providers and payers to ensure optimal patient care.
Overview
1
1
Certification
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Caringiving Experience
08.2025 - 09.2026
- Assisted with personal care and daily routines, enhancing comfort and promoting dignity and independence.
- Monitored and reported changes in condition or care needs to family members and care contacts, ensuring timely adjustments in care.
- Maintained clean and organized spaces, reinforcing safety and adherence to established care routines.
- Coordinated daily needs and appointments.
Registered Nurse Primary Care & Medical Specialties
Atlantic Medical Group
Cedar Knolls, NJ
07.2024 - 08.2025
- Conducted telephone triage and clinical assessments for patients across primary care and medical specialties, leading to timely evaluations of symptoms, medication concerns, and condition changes.
- Conducted clinical reviews and managed utilization activities to ensure compliance with clinical criteria and payer guidelines.
- Collaborated with physicians, specialists, insurance companies, pharmacies, and the healthcare team to address clinical questions, coverage issues, and medication-access concerns.
- Educated patients regarding treatment plans, medications, follow-up care, insurance requirements, and available services, including issues involving Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance.
- Managed high-volume patient communications and documented encounters, assessments, care plans, and authorization-related activities in EPIC.
- Supported clinical review and utilization management activities by organizing clinical information and reviewing services against applicable clinical criteria and payer requirements.
- Educated patients on treatment plans, medications, follow-up care, and insurance requirements, enhancing their understanding of available services, including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance.
Registered Nurse Surgical Services
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TN
12.2022 - 12.2023
- Delivered telephone and electronic support to patients during perioperative and post-operative periods, ensuring timely responses to concerns.
- Educated patients regarding recovery, medications, symptoms, follow-up care, and standardized post-operative instructions.
- Coordinated patient care through EPIC messaging and communication with surgical providers.
- Coordinated patient care utilizing EPIC messaging and direct communication with surgical providers to facilitate effective treatment and continuity.
Registered Nurse Urgent Care
Fast Pace Urgent Care
LaFayette, TN
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Performed rapid triage and focused clinical assessments in a high-volume urgent care setting.
- Identified priority conditions and communicated critical findings to providers to ensure timely and appropriate patient care.
- Assisted with procedures and diagnostic testing while delivering discharge education, follow-up instructions, and return precautions to enhance patient understanding and compliance.
Critical Care Registered Nurse Acute On Chronic
Select Specialty Hospital
Nashville, TN
03.2021 - 04.2021
- Managed medically complex patients through continuous monitoring and clinical assessment, ensuring timely interventions.
- Interpreted vital signs, laboratory results, telemetry, and patient condition changes to facilitate effective clinical decision-making.
- Responded to rapid response and code events, coordinating admissions, transfers, and transitions of care to optimize patient outcomes.
Traveling Registered Nurse ICU / PCU / Post-Acute
Medical Solutions
Columbus, GA
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Coordinated patient care transitions from ICU to post-acute hospitalization, ensuring continuity and quality of care during recovery.
- Monitored vital signs, cognitive status, and acute exacerbations of chronic conditions; administered complex medication regimens and IV therapies.
- Provided wound and surgical care and collaborated with rehabilitation teams to support individualized plans.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medications, medical equipment, and home safety while facilitating insurance coordination with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurers.
- Completed a 12-week contract assignment in a healthcare setting.
Registered Nurse / Charge RN Neurosurgical ICU
Sumner Regional Medical Center
Gallatin, TN
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Led shift operations, managed patient assignments, and facilitated staffing and interdisciplinary communication as Charge RN.
- Coordinated shift operations, assigned patients to staff, and ensured effective communication among interdisciplinary teams.
- Identified and communicated changes in patient condition, facilitating immediate interventions to mitigate risks and improve patient safety.
Emergency Department RN / Charge RN
Nashville General Hospital
Nashville, TN
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Served as Charge RN, coordinating patient flow, staffing, and department operations.
- Identified changes in clinical status and escalated care to ensure timely interventions.
- Coordinated patient flow and staffing to optimize department operations.
Acute Care Dialysis RN
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Nashville, TN
11.2016 - 03.2017
- Managed acute dialysis treatments and monitored patients for changes in clinical condition.
- Reviewed laboratory results and communicated critical findings to clinical team, enhancing patient care decisions.
- Educated patients on dialysis treatments and ongoing care needs, facilitating smooth unit coordination.
MICU Critical Care RN
St. Thomas West Hospital
Nashville, TN
07.2015 - 10.2016
- Delivered critical care nursing for medically complex and critically ill patients, including those on mechanical ventilation and life-support interventions, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Managed critical care patients in St. Thomas West Hospital intensive care unit.
- Directed treatment for critical care patients to ensure their safety and recovery.
- Conducted ongoing clinical assessments and monitoring, coordinating care with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient recovery.
- Coordinated bedside care with physicians, respiratory therapy, and interdisciplinary teams.
Education
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) -
Aquinas College
Nashville, TNSkills
- Clinical Assessment
- Clinical Record Review
- Utilization Management Support
- Prior Authorization Support
- Clinical Documentation
- Medical Necessity Awareness
- Care Coordination
- Care Transitions
- Patient Education
- Provider & Payer Communication
- Insurance Navigation
- Medicare
- Medicaid & Commercial Plans
- Clinical decision-making
- Electronic Patient Messaging
- Electronic records
- Patient Portal
- Electronic records
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
- Remote clinical communication
- Effective Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Care transition management
- Attention to detail
- Complex Problem-solving
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) Multistate Compact License | Original Licensure: Tennessee
- Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association | Active through 2027
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse | Clinical Review | Utilization Management | Prior Authorization
Timeline
Caregiver
Caringiving Experience
08.2025 - 09.2026
Registered Nurse Primary Care & Medical Specialties
Atlantic Medical Group
07.2024 - 08.2025
Registered Nurse Surgical Services
Vanderbilt Medical Center
12.2022 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse Urgent Care
Fast Pace Urgent Care
06.2022 - 09.2022
Critical Care Registered Nurse Acute On Chronic
Select Specialty Hospital
03.2021 - 04.2021
Traveling Registered Nurse ICU / PCU / Post-Acute
Medical Solutions
01.2021 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse / Charge RN Neurosurgical ICU
Sumner Regional Medical Center
12.2020 - 01.2021
Emergency Department RN / Charge RN
Nashville General Hospital
03.2017 - 01.2020
Acute Care Dialysis RN
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
11.2016 - 03.2017
MICU Critical Care RN
St. Thomas West Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2016
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) -
Aquinas College