VA, DoD Hiring ‘Recovery Coordinators’

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have signed an agreement to provide “federal recovery coordinators” throughout the country. The coordinators will be tasked to help seriously wounded, injured and ill active duty service members and veterans obtain medical services and other benefits. They will coordinate between VA and DoD, as well as private-sector providers where indicated. Job postings have been made, and the first 10 coordinators are expected to be hired by Dec. 1. They will  be trained and assigned to the following health facilities during January 2008: Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.; the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.; the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Balboa Park Naval Medical Center in San Diego. The agencies plan to add more recovery coordinators as needs are determined.