Dylan Taylor
North Ward,QLD
Summary
Dedicated Pharmacist offering 9 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Cancer Care Pharmacist
Townsville University Hospital
02.2022 - Current
- Provide high level of knowledge, skills, problem solving and experience in complex various cancer care modalities – Oncology and Radiation Oncology Day Unit, Cancer Care Dispensary, Oncology and Palliative Care Ward
- Contribute to research, access and quality in pharmaceutical and/or clinical activities within multidisciplinary and pharmacy teams by being an active participant and ensuring continuous improvement to patient treatment and healthcare options
- Create, review and maintain treatment care plans in accordance with current clinical guidelines and practice whilst ensuring adherence to HHS clinical governance framework
- Provide high level counselling in outpatient clinic services to Medical Oncology and Haematology for all patients starting oral anti-cancer treatment – pharmacological and non-pharmacological advice
- Provide leadership, education and training to a team consisting of OO3, OO4 and HP3 personnel
- Coordinate supply and advice of Chemotherapy to Telehealth outreach sites within and outside the HHS catchment as part of multidisciplinary team.
Pharmacist
Townsville University Hospital
05.2018 - Current
- Extemporaneous competency (aseptic, bench, cytotoxic and monoclonal antibody) checking process, preparation and manufacture
- Review patients’ charted medications and provide medication optimisation advice via Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to doctors
- Counsel patients on high risk medications in a ward setting Eg
- Apixaban counselling in The Cardiac Centre
- Provide advice to ward pharmacists on the process of discharging patients with elastomeric antibiotic infusion devices
- Work outside of regular operational hours providing clinical advice as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Organise nursing home and interim bed discharges for transfer of patients from hospital
- Worked towards increasing my education and responsibilities to the point where I was able to adequately run a ward with minimal supervision and perform all routine pharmacy tasks required efficiently and effectively
- Rotations within the pharmacy department to different teams, improving time management and communication skills
- Understand the processes of each team, how the area works and where I fit within the team to achieve the best outcome for everyone
- Mentor medical and pharmacy interns, and pharmacy students
- Educate those around me through on-the-job training as well as learning from others
- Complete a yearly CPD training plan and meet the goals set out through continual CPD reviews
- Help create and update current guidelines, policies and procedures, including holding on-the-job training and in-service educational sessions – NICU/SCN Medication Protocols, Ophthalmology Policies and Procedures
- Continuously keep up to date and complete all mandatory training for QLD health, monthly.
Pharmacist
Priceline Pharmacy Aitkenvale
02.2017 - 05.2018
- Leading the dispensary and managing complete pharmacy practice – staff rostering, banking and finance reporting
- Retail supervision and including adhering to key performance indicator (KPI) and revenue targets
- Promoting and delivering pharmaceutical services – blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose monitoring, medication reviews
- Record keeping as per legislative requirements
- Work in accordance with the Quality Care Pharmacy Program (QCPP)
- Support and management of dispensary technicians, pharmacy assistants and retail manager and other pharmacy staff.
Intern Pharmacist/Pharmacist
Terry White Chemist Townsville
- 02.2017
- Advise patients on how their medicines are to be taken or used in the safest and most effective way in the treatment of common ailments
- Advise members of the public about both prescription and over-the-counter medicines including appropriate selection, dosage, drug interactions, potential side effects and therapeutic effects
- Use of dispensary software (Minfos and Fred Dispense) to generate stock lists and labels, receiving, loading and unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, deliver pharmaceuticals and other goods to off store sites
- Completed the University of Queensland intern training program.
Education
Master of Health Managment -
Queensland University of Technology
2026
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
James Cook University
Townsville, QLD01.2015
Skills
- IeMR
- IPharmacy
- MOSAIQ
- Microsoft Office Suite
- ELMS
- AUSLAB
- CIMHA
- QCVMS
- Metavision
- The Patient Safety Program
- Pyxis
- Script Tracker programs
- QML Pathology
- Sonic Dx
Affiliations
- The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Courses And Qualifications
- 12/01/21, eviQ Antineoplastic Drug Administration Course
- 10/01/21, Present, National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network - Good Clinical Practice Certificate
- 10/01/20, Present, Master of Health Management, Queensland University of Technology
Community Service
2009, Present, Headspace Townville, Community Advocate for Youth Mental Health, Most notably raise awareness and educate the wider community on youth mental health and wellbeing of all people between the ages of 12 and 25, create and attend various fundraising, community, education or media events, support local community activities.
References
- Narelle Carnazzola - Advanced Pharmacist, Cancer Care Services, Medical Service Group, Townsville University Hospital (TUH), 0439 782 465. Narelle.Carnazzola@health.qld.gov.au
- Dr. Andrew Birchley - Haematologist, Department of Haematology/BMT and Medical Director, Townsville Cancer Centre, TUH. 4433 1618. Andrew.Birchley@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Senior Cancer Care Pharmacist
Townsville University Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Pharmacist
Townsville University Hospital
05.2018 - Current
Pharmacist
Priceline Pharmacy Aitkenvale
02.2017 - 05.2018
Intern Pharmacist/Pharmacist
Terry White Chemist Townsville
- 02.2017
Master of Health Managment -
Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
James Cook University
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