Taylor Caine

Taylor has been working in General Practice with Doctor Goodall for the better part of 20 years, first as a medical receptionist, then becoming an Enrolled Nurse through Tropical North Queensland TAFE, followed by a Registered Nurse through James Cook University, and finally a Nurse Practitioner through Flinders University with an endorsement from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.  

Taylor is passionate about primary health care and will continue to provide high-quality care to her patients (existing and new). Continuing to support her GP colleagues, as she has for the last decade at Plaza Family Health as a Practice Nurse, and now as a Nurse Practitioner with the ability to independently assess, diagnose, prescribe, provide treatment for, refer on to specialists and allied health services, and manage a wide range of conditions.

Taylor is married to her high school sweetheart and has 3 school-aged children. When she’s not at work, you’ll find her courtside watching her boys play basketball, centre stage cheering on her cheerleader, running with her fur babies, squeezing in Pilates classes, hiding somewhere reading a good book, or enjoying a spicy margarita with girlfriends.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Nursing
• Bachelor of Nursing Science
• Graduate certificate in Primary Health Care
• Master of Nurse Practitioner

Special Interests

• Immunisations (childhood, antenatal, travel (excluding yellow fever), and pre-employment/pre-placement)
• Minor injuries and accidents
• Cervical screening
• Sexual health check
• Implanon insertion and removals
• IUD removals
• Iron infusions
• Aclasta infusions
• Medical certificates (excluding WorkCover/Centrelink)