Nicholas Tan

Experience

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  Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  Service Medic

  • Running of Medical Centre with Medical Officer• Medical Admin – Triage, Booking of Medical Appointments (Health Screening Programme, Medical Screenings for Detention Barracks transfer, Live Rifle Combat Shoots, Discharge from Military Service and Physical Fitness Tests)• Trained in Nasopharyngeal Swabs for COVID-19 Testing (Polymerase Chain Reaction swabs & Antigen Rapid Test swabs)• Phlebotomy (Drawing of Blood) trained• Administration of intramuscular vaccines – TDaP (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Acellular Pertussis), Hepatitis B.• Administration of Subcutaneous vaccines – MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella), Varicella• Operating an electrocardiograph machine to perform an electrocardiogram for resuscitation and health screening programmes for military regulars and reservice soldiers• taking hypo count (glucometer) for purposes of resuscitation• operating a sphygmomanometer for taking blood pressure• Basic Cardiac Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certified till 2021. Show less

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  Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

  Sept 2021 - Oct 2022

  Pharmacy Technician

  • Typing of labels for medications based on Outpatient Pharmacists' verification of the prescription (identification of Medication Related Problems)• Picking and packing of various acute and chronic medications• Dispensing of various acute and chronic medications (Indications, Side/Adverse Effects, Other Counselling Points)• Handling phone enquiries from public for Outpatient Pharmacy for various patients from different medical disciplines• Prescription processing from Specialist Outpatient Clinics, Day Surgery Operating Theatre, Major Operating Theatre and Endoscopy Centre.• Also assisted in cross-covering Discharge Pharmacy to dispense and counsel medications for patients who were discharged from the hospital wards and Emergency Department (non upper respiratory tract infection patients)• Checking and Phone Counselling of Home Delivery Medications• Cashiering Duties – trained in billing of outpatient services (Consultation, Investigations/Treatments, Medications), all medical payment schemes and government medical safety nets for low income patients• Auditing of Cleanliness and General Stock Rotation of Pharmacy Floor Shelves, and to prevent near miss and medication error• Auditing of temporary staff and new staff regarding top ups of general shelves and tablet counting machine to reduce medication packing error.• Conducting of weekly cycle count on Monday of selected medications to reduce inventory discrepancy.• Conducting of weekly cycle count on Saturday for Drugs of Potential Abuse (DPA) which are not classified under controlled drugs – mainly stronger opioids and benzodiazepines. Show less

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  Discount Drug Stores

  Sept 2023 - Sept 2023

  Pharmacy Student

  Placement for Integrated Pharmacology & Therapeutics 1 Unit• Recommendation of S2/S3 medicines to General Public under Preceptor and Intern Pharmacist's guidance• Recommendation of Unscheduled medicines and miscellaneous health products under Preceptor and Intern Pharmacist's guidance• Filling of Prescriptions for S4/S8 medicines

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  Mount Alvernia Hospital

  Dec 2023 - now

  Locum Pharmacy Technician

  Dispensing of acute care medications to Urgent Care Centre (Emergency Department) patientsDispensing of various medications for chronic conditions to Urgent Care Centre (Emergency Department) patientsPerforming Interventions with prescribing physicians for drug allergies, drug therapeutic duplications and prescribing of patient requested ad-hoc medicationsPreparation of stat doses for Staff Nurses to administer to the patient

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  Discount Drug Stores

  Feb 2024 - now

  Pharmacy Student

  Gained employment here after Integated Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1 placement

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  Amcal Pharmacy

  Apr 2024 - Apr 2024

  Pharmacy Student

  Clinical Placement for Pharmacy Practice 3