Military Medics & Corpsmen (MMAC) Transition Resource Coordinator

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Veterans Services is seeking a Military Medics & Corpsmen Transition Resource Coordinator in Richmond. This role helps service members translate military medical experience into civilian healthcare careers and connects training to credentialing, licensure, and job opportunities.

You will collaborate with healthcare employers, educational institutions, and military installations, representing MMAC at events and building pathways for talent.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of healthcare systems, workforce development, and credentialing/licensure processes.
• Familiarity with laws, regulations, policies affecting healthcare and program operations.
• Experience supporting military-connected populations through services, resources, referrals, or career assistance.

Responsibilities

• Turn military medical experience into civilian healthcare careers.
• Build relationships with healthcare employers, educational institutions, and community partners.
• Represent MMAC at events and meetings to strengthen career pathways.
• Provide individualized resource coordination and assist clients in navigating employment, education, licensing, credentialing and career pathways.
• Travel throughout Virginia to support clients and partners.

Skills

Healthcare systems knowledge

Relationship building

Public health

Communication skills

Project coordination

Job description

Title: Military Medics & Corpsmen (MMAC) Transition Resource Coordinator

State Role Title:Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: Up to $60,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location:RICHMOND (CITY)

Agency Website:www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Turn Military Medical Experience into a New Mission!

Are you passionate about helping service members turn their military medical experience into meaningful civilian healthcare careers? The Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) Program is looking for a dynamic, relationship-driven professional who is ready to make an impact.

In this role, you’ll work directly with military medics, corpsmen, and other military medical professionals as they navigate their transition into Virginia’s healthcare workforce. You’ll help connect their experience to career pathways, education, credentialing, licensure, employers, and other resources that can move them toward their next opportunity.

You’ll build relationships with healthcare employers, educational institutions, military installations, workforce partners, and community organizations; represent MMAC at events and meetings; and help strengthen pathways that recognize the tremendous skills military medical professionals bring to Virginia.

We’re looking for someone who is:

Client & Program Services

• Passionate about serving the military-connected community
• An engaging communicator and relationship builder
• Comfortable working directly with clients, employers, and community partners
• Organized, responsive, and committed to excellent customer service
• Excited about healthcare workforce development and creating new career pathways

Ready to bring ideas, energy, and initiative to a growing program?

If you want a role where your work can help a military medical professional move from service to a new career in healthcare, we want to hear from you.

Your next mission could be helping them find theirs.

The purpose of this position is to support the Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) Program by helping military medical professionals successfully transition their training, skills, and experience into Virginia’s civilian healthcare workforce. The position provides individualized resource coordination and assists clients in navigating employment, education, licensing, credentialing, and career pathways.

The position also supports relationships with healthcare employers, educational institutions, licensing and regulatory entities, military installations, and community partners to strengthen pathways for military medical talent. Through client support, outreach, research, presentations, data collection, and program activities, this position helps reduce barriers to civilian healthcare careers and supports Virginia’s healthcare workforce needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of healthcare systems, workforce development, and credentialing/licensure processes.
• Familiarity with military healthcare occupations and their civilian equivalents.
• Understanding of career pathways, education, training, and professional advancement opportunities.
• Familiarity with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures affecting healthcare and program operations.
• Experience supporting military-connected populations through services, resources, referrals, or career assistance.
• Ability to conduct research and support legislative, policy, budget, funding, and program recommendations.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations, briefings, training, and public-facing information.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, employers, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, military installations, and community partners.
• Experience supporting outreach, events, stakeholder engagement, and partnership activities.
• Ability to collect, maintain, analyze, and report program and performance data.
• Ability to independently manage a high-volume workload, client caseload, deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn client and program management systems.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Virginia to support clients, employers, partners, meetings, and events.
• Prior military medical experience as a Combat Medic (68W), Hospital Corpsman, Medical Technician (4N0X), or comparable military medical specialty is preferred.

Additional Considerations

Experience in public health, clinical or medical services and prior military service as a healthcare professional with duties similar to a military medic or combination of education and job experience.

Contact Information

Name: DVS HR Team

Phone: N/A

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.