Miranda Ray Email and Phone Number

-provide efficient and clear handoff reports to receiving PACU staff to ensure successful continuity of care-circulate for EGDs, colonoscopies, ERCPs, EUSs, and PEG tube placements-accurately document intra-procedure supplies, medications, specimens, and interventions-complete set-up and initial bedside cleaning of endoscopes-perform polypectomies, balloon dilations, biopsy retrievals; assist hemostatic clip placement and epi administration

UNC Medical Center GI Procedures-rotated on a daily basis through pre-op, intra-procedure services, and post-anesthesia care-provided post-anesthesia care including Aldrete assessments, monitoring vitals, and managing nausea and pain-facilitated patient discharge through discharge teaching, IV removal, and deaccessing ports-completed patient intake including vitals and health history, physical and psychosocial assessment, and IV insertion-circulated, documented, and assisted with EGDs, colonoscopies, ERCPs, EUSs, PEG tube placements, and POEMs-prepared and administered intra-procedure medications, including therapeutic submucosal injections

-provided post-anesthesia care including assessment, discharge teaching, and IV removal-completed patient intake, including vitals, health history, assessments, and IV insertion-performed set-up and take-down of endoscopes, biopsy retrievals, and polypectomies

-manage reception process and assist with initial patient intake -input demographics and verify referral orders

-acted as a communication link between primary care offices and pediatric cardiologists -managed patient relations and provided customer service-answered and directed patient phone calls -file patient insurance and acquired prior insurance authorization for a range of diagnoses

-Entered program participant data including dietary recalls -surveyed and compiled program data for research and grant maintenance