Military Medics & Corpsmen (MMAC) Program Manager

Title: Military Medics & Corpsmen (MMAC) Program Manager

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: Up to $75,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: RICHMOND (CITY)

Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Calling Military Medicine Trailblazers, Workforce Innovators, and Pathway Builders!

What if a military medic or corpsman didn’t have to start over to build a civilian healthcare career?

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services is seeking a dynamic Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) Program Lead to help turn military medical training and experience into meaningful pathways to civilian healthcare careers across the Commonwealth.

This is more than a program management role. You will bring together military talent, healthcare employers, colleges and universities, regulatory bodies, state agencies, and workforce partners to solve real barriers and build practical solutions. You will lead efforts to identify where military medical training can count toward academic credit, clinical requirements, credentials, and licensure—and help develop the referral systems and partnerships needed to make those pathways work.
You will lead the MMAC Program and its staff, strengthen career readiness and employment supports, expand clinical and educational pathways, and work with healthcare employers seeking to better recruit, train, and retain military-trained talent. You will also have an opportunity to contribute to legislative initiatives, regulatory discussions, and statewide work groups and help turn recommendations and policy changes into programs that work for veterans and Virginia’s healthcare workforce.

The ideal candidate is a builder, collaborator, and problem-solver who can move comfortably between strategy and implementation. Whether your background is in military medicine, healthcare, workforce development, education, credentialing, or program leadership, you should be excited by the opportunity to bring the right people to the table, challenge unnecessary barriers, and build pathways that recognize the value of military experience.

If you are ready to help Virginia rethink how military medical experience becomes civilian healthcare opportunity, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the MMAC Program and supervise assigned program staff.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve MMAC career, credentialing, licensure, and education pathways.
• Establish and maintain referral systems and partner networks supporting participants throughout the military-to-civilian healthcare transition.
• Work alongside DHP boards, regulatory bodies, healthcare employers, educational institutions, workforce organizations, military partners, and other stakeholders to address pathway barriers.
• Identify military educational and training equivalents applicable to healthcare education, certification, and licensure requirements.
• Identify and expand clinical training opportunities for former military medical personnel.
• Research and recommend opportunities to award academic credit for military medical education, training, and experience.
• Provide career readiness, resource navigation, and employment-related support that helps participants understand and pursue appropriate civilian healthcare pathways.
• Provide technical assistance to healthcare employers seeking to recruit, hire, train, and retain individuals with military healthcare experience.
• Develop pathways across healthcare occupations and specialties, including nursing, behavioral health, dentistry, pharmacy, laboratory sciences, clinical specialties, and other areas where military medical experience may be applicable.
• Support legislative, regulatory, policy, and work group initiatives related to military medical workforce pathways and assist with implementation of approved recommendations or statutory changes.
• Maintain program data, performance measures, dashboards, partner engagement information, and reporting necessary to evaluate outcomes and inform program improvements.
• Conduct presentations, outreach, stakeholder meetings, and other engagement activities to increase awareness and participation in MMAC.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare systems, workforce development, recruitment practices, and professional credentialing and licensure processes.

2. Knowledge of military healthcare occupations, training, and experience, including their civilian equivalents and pathways to healthcare employment, education, and professional advancement.

3. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and manage programs, including establishing strategic objectives, operational frameworks, performance measures, and continuous improvement strategies.

4. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement system requirements, standard operating procedures (SOPs), staff and partner expectations, and operational workflows to ensure program efficiency, compliance, and accountability.

5. Demonstrated experience in healthcare recruitment and job placement, including applicant screening, qualification assessments, employer referrals, job matching, and employment outcome tracking.

6. Ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships with hospitals, healthcare systems, educational institutions, regulatory agencies, workforce development organizations, and other public and private stakeholders.

7. Ability to assess healthcare employer workforce needs and develop targeted recruitment, talent pipeline, and employment placement strategies for military-connected applicants.

8. Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies governing healthcare professionals, facilities, occupational licensing, and workforce development programs.

9. Demonstrated ability to coordinate interagency initiatives, facilitate stakeholder work groups, develop memoranda of understanding (MOUs), and establish partner participation standards.

10. Demonstrated knowledge of supervisory and program management principles, including staff oversight, performance management, workload distribution, training, and operational accountability.

11. Ability to develop and oversee client service delivery processes, including intake, eligibility screening, career assessments, employment readiness, referrals, follow-up, and documentation.

12. Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze, and report program data, establish key performance indicators, manage dashboards, and utilize applicant tracking or customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

13. Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience developing presentations, delivering training, facilitating meetings, coordinating events, and engaging diverse audiences.

14. Knowledge of administrative, human resources, procurement, fiscal management, and budgetary principles necessary to support effective program operations and resource management.

15. Demonstrated ability to independently manage competing priorities, interpret complex policies, solve operational challenges, and develop strategic recommendations to improve program performance and service delivery.

Recommended Preferred Qualifications: Prior military service in a medical specialty (68W, Corpsman, 4N0X, or equivalent); civilian experience in healthcare recruitment, medical administration, or clinical operations; prior supervisory or program management experience; and experience supporting military-connected populations in employment or career development.

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.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDVS accepts submissions of on-line applications only. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:59 P.M. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which includes your specific qualifications for the position you are seeking.
The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic applications and/or resume. RMS provides confirmation or receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application.
It is the policy of VDVS to provide equal opportunity for all applications and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, gender, identify or expression, disability, veterans’ status or political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified person with disabilities.
Commonwealth of Virginia State agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring accommodation should direct inquiries to the human resource contact directly. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume.

Contact Information

Name: DVS HR Team

Phone: N/A

Email: recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov

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.

Advertised: 13 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 27 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time

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