Nurse Practitioner Registered
Resume:
James E. Meekins
Purcellville, VA 20132
abh47m@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner . Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA. Aug 2001-Dec 2002.
Bachelor of Science, REGENTS College, SUNY 1997
Diploma Nurse Program, August 1984 to May 1987, Providence Hospital School of
Nursing, Sandusky, Ohio.
HONORS
Sigma Theta Tau; graduated Magna Cum Laude ; Old Dominion University, Norfolk,
VA.
Navy Achievement Medal; (for Management of Mass Casualty Event, and
participation in over 50 Humanitarian site visits to Haitian villages and orphanages)
Navy Commendation Medal (2); Performance Award from USS Theodore
Roosevelt, and 2nd award from Naval Hospital Cherry Point for performance,
productivity, leadership and Medical Program accomplishments.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION (NAVAL)
Staff Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune.
Current assignment; 10-2006 Feb 2009
Staff Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Naval Hospital Cherry Point.
Reported 11 Feb 2003. Board Certified April 15, 2003. Transferred 10/2006 Education
and Training Committee, Standards Committee
Medical Director for the SNERT (SPECIAL NEEDS EVALUATION RESOURCE
TEAM), facilitates the safe care of children with special needs at the Child Development
Center with a multidisciplinary staff.
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Loudoun Pediatric Associates
19450 Deerfield Ave
Leesburg, VA 20132
Please do not call, will supply references
Independently manages the care of acute and chronic pediatric patients from birth to 18
years of age. has routinely evaluated newborns, well baby, preschool and adolescent
exams and associated developmental screenings.
July 2009-Present
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Loudoun Pediatric Gastroenterology
Dr Scott Sirlin
21785 Filigree Ct
Ashburn VA 20147
May 11 2009, July 2009
Staff Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune., Naval
Hospital Cherry Point
Independently manages the care of acute and chronic pediatric patients from birth to
18 years of age. has routinely evaluated newborns, well baby, preschool and
adolescent exams and associated developmental screenings. Has significant
experience in the acute and chronic management of asthma, bronchitis, cerebral
palsy, autism, pervasive developmental disorders, failure to thrive, non accidental
trauma, Munchhausen’s by Proxy, renal agenesis, Chiari I malformation, Trisomy
21, hip dysplasia, anal stenosis, enuresis, encopresis, Aspergers, allergies,
congenital hypothyroidism, laryngo and tracheomalacia, ADHD, ODD,
hydrocephaly and shunts, renal disease, otolaryngeal diseases, sleep apnea, sports
medicine, and Special Needs. Dermatological diseases, learning disabilities,
dyslexia, Kabuki Syndrome, Marfan’s, and other congenital anomalies. Makes
judgments relative to diagnosis and therapeutic management independently,
utilizing physician consultation where appropriate.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71. (Aircraft carrier) Ship’s Nurse, ICU/Ward /Medical
Training Officer, July 1999 to July 2001. (Crew of 7500+) RN for not just the aircraft carrier,
but also 12 other Naval warships in the Persian Gulf. (Only RN, in charge of ward, ICU,
EMTs/Paramedics, Mass Casualty Training and Response, conscious sedation, and Emergency
Services)
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA. Head Nurse, Inpatient Pediatrics. August 1997 to
June 1999. Multifaceted Level Unit with Orthopedics, cardiac, pulmonary, endocrinology,
heme-oncology. Conscious Sedation Team (Pediatrics), Standards Committee, Relief
Department Head
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA.
Head Nurse, Acute Care Unit Pediatrics (Pediatric Emergency Services and fast Track)
September 1995 to August 1997
Alpha Surgical Company, 2nd FSSG, USSPTGP Haiti
Head Nurse, ICU/Ward, Humanitarian Site Visits (villages and orphanages)
September 1996 to March 1997 (Medical Humanitarian Assist Missions)
MMART Team II, USS WASP LHD 1 Ship’s Nurse, ICU/Ward, December 1995 to
March 1996 (Amphibious Assault Vessel) (7500+ Sailors, marines) CCRN National
Certification in Critical Care Nursing, Critical Care Registered Nurse. In charge of ward,
ICU, EMTs/Paramedics, Mass Casualty Training and Response, conscious sedation, and
Emergency Services
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA. 2002-2005 (Not deployed billet/job): ICU,
preceptor, training officer, CCRN National Certification in Critical Care Nursing, Critical
Care Registered Nurse. Level II Trauma Unit. Physical Assessment Instructor, Critical
Care Instructor, Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum Instructor
Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp LeJeune, NC, Head Nurse, Post Anesthesia
Care Unit, July 1994 to July 1995 CCRN National Certification In Critical Care
Nursing, Critical Care Registered Nurse
Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp LeJeune, NC
Head Nurse /Training Officer, Pediatrics/Internal Medicine Unit
August 1993 to July 1994
Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp LeJeune, NC, Asst Head Nurse/Training Officer,
Pediatrics/Internal Medicine Unit
August 1992 to August 1993
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Monmouth County Outpatient Care and Social Services, Red Bank, NJ.
Complex Care Consultant/Case Manager for 5 counties
January 1992 to July 1992 (Set up and family teaching for high acuity in
homecare; i.e.: ventilators, central lines, PICs, IV therapy, Chemotherapy,
parenteral feedings etc.)
Health Managers and Social Services (HMSS), Phila., PA.
Complex Care Consultant, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
January 1990 to December 1991 (Set up and family teaching for high acuity in
homecare; i.e.: ventilators, central lines, PICs, IV therapy, Chemotherapy,
parenteral feedings etc.)
OPTION Care, Teaneck, NJ
Complex Care Consultant, New Jersey
February 1991 to December 1991 (Set up and family teaching for high acuity in
homecare; i.e.: ventilators, central lines, PICs, IV therapy, Chemotherapy,
parenteral feedings etc.)
Atlantic City Medical Center, Pomona, NJ
Staff Nurse/ER; Triage, Cardio-Pulmonary, Trauma, Pediatric Modules
February 1990 to February 1992 (Level I Trauma)
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Forked River, NJ
Nuclear Industrial Health Nurse (Screening Physicals, Drug Screening, on site
Emergency Services)
August 1989 to February 1990
Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ
Staff Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit (Cardio-Pulmonary MICU; angioplasty,
electrophysiology, etc)
July 1998 to July 1989
Saint Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio
Staff Nurse, Cardiac/Surgical/Medical Step-Down Unit (community hospital step-
down)
May 1987 to July 1988
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MAJOR PROGRAMS MANAGED
Hospital Corpsman Operational Medicine and Basic Trauma Course Director
1. A comprehensive program instructing the Navy Hospital corpsman on the basics of trauma
and reasoning behind basic medical decisions.
2. Developed as a 12 part curriculum with weekly lectures and written as well as performance
tests to tie in principles.
Child Developmental Center Medical Director/ Special Needs Evaluation Review Team
1. Developed programs including healthcare screening, immunizations and physical
qualification/limitation forms.
2. This resulted in the efficient and up to date management of 1900+ children’s health records.
3. Initiated a medication administration program for the 625+ lay child-care workers, without 1
medication incident or error in 5 years.
4. Instituted child and family care lectures for the staff on subjects ranging from administering
medications to infants, the diabetic child, the asthmatic child, and how to manage “field-trips”
with medical safety.
5. As the Medical Director for the Child Development Center and the Special Needs Evaluation
Review Team, evaluates and coordinates the provision of service to 1400 special needs children.
Special Forces Clinical Training Program Director (SFCOT)
1. An intensive post 18 Delta (Special Forces Medical Sergeants) curriculum with the primary
goal to develop and execute institutional enlisted independent medical training for Army Special
Force Medical Sergeants and Navy Seals. (Special Forces Medical Sergeants are considered to
be the finest first-response/trauma medical technicians in the world. Though they're primarily
trained with an emphasis on trauma medicine, they also have a working knowledge of dentistry,
veterinary care, public sanitation, water quality and optometry.)
1. The secondary goal was to develop and execute institutional medical training for Army,
Navy, and Air Force Special Operations personnel.
2. To produce uniformly trained, interoperable, joint service Combat Trauma Medics
certified in civilian medical care systems as registered EMT-Paramedics.
3. The Independent Operationally Tasked medics/corpsmen were drawn from:
• Army
• 18D (Special Forces Medical Sergeants) candidates
• 75th Army Ranger Regiment
• 160th SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
• 528th Special Operations Support
• 96th Civil Affairs Battalion
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• Navy
• SEALS
• Marine Force Reconnaissance (Special Operations)
4. Designed to meet the combat commander’s operational (wartime) requirements
a. Trauma enhanced combat similar to 18D level
b. Capable of sustaining team members for 72 hrs
c. Provide medical support for team for 7-10 days
d. Interoperable (interchangeable between this countries different military forces)
5. 18D function as an independent medical care practitioners in remote areas worldwide
a. Team medical care
i. Prevention, diagnosis, and management of disease
ii. Gun shot wound debridement
iii. Completion of amputation
b. Refugee / indigenous medical care
6. Medical advisor and liaison in remote villages
7. Medical instructor
8. The training was developed as 1:1 hands on experience with providers in Family Practice,
Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics, Anesthesia, Orthopedics, Dentistry, and Emergency
Services.
9. The preceptor/providers participating had significant (wartime) operational experience,
and provided lectures and resource material on operational, humanitarian and 3rd world
medicine.
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY PA PRECEPTOR
1. Precepted 56 PA students, for 6 weeks at a time.
2. Covered pediatric growth and development, acute and chronic care, and case
management of pediatrics.
PRECEPTOR FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING STUDENTS
1 Precepted 44 Community College RN students.
2. Covered topics such as growth and development, and pediatric assessment.
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR WARFARE LECTURER
1. Developed and initiated a week long course to Doctors, Nurses, and Medics in Chemical,
Nuclear and Biological warfare and care of casualties.
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ASTHMA PROGRAM LEADER
1. Program Manager Asthma Program. Evaluated and identified over 800 asthma patients.
Initiated Clinical Practice Guidelines, developed protocols and documentation standards.
The comparative benchmark was the HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data
and Information Set) 90th percentile level. Diabetes and asthma are disease
states targeted for improvement within Naval Medicine and are currently
being championed by Naval Medicine’s Primary Care Advisory Board and
the Evidence Based Healthcare Advisory Board. This Program was
consistently maintained above the 90%.
NURSE OF THE DECK (HOUSE SUPERVISOR)
Directs, through shift charge nurses, activities of nursing staff. Responsible for the nursing care
of the entire hospital ; emergency, surgery, ICU, CCU, PACU, L&D, orthopedics, NICU as a
relief supervisor. Since commission as a Naval Officer, through 2006.
CERTIFICATIONS (ALL CURRENT)
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (National), Licensed: State of Virginia
(Prescriptive Authority, RN, and CPNP)
Registered Nurse
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