Ravin Walker
Dryden,Canada
Summary
Compassionate and culturally responsive Social Work professional with a strong commitment to fostering respectful and reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities. Skilled in trauma-informed care, community engagement, and culturally safe practices rooted in reconciliation and decolonization principles. Experienced in working collaboratively with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous-led organizations to support healing, advocacy, and systemic change. Dedicated to promoting Indigenous rights, self-determination, and holistic well-being through strength-based, community-centered approaches. Proven ability to navigate complex social systems, address intergenerational trauma, and provide inclusive services that honor traditional knowledge and lived experiences.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
RAAM/MHAP Clinical Coordinator
Meno Ya Win Health Centre
01.2025 - Current
- Overseeing and coordinating the scheduling, admissions, and discharge of patients
- Developing and implementing policies, standards, and procedures for the clinical staff
- Maintaining communication among healthcare team members, including doctors, nurses, and specialists
- Ensuring that operations are in compliance with industry regulations and standards for patient care
- Coordinating the ordering of medical and office supplies
- Facilitating staff meetings and coordinating training programs for clinical staff
- Monitoring patient progress and treatment plans
- Managing medical records, ensuring their accuracy and confidentiality
- Communicating with insurance companies about patient billing and treatment plans
- Assisting in resolving any patient complaints or issues related to their care
Alternative Level of Care Coordinator
Meno Ya Win Health Centre
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Managed patient caseloads effectively, ensuring timely follow-up and appropriate interventions.
- Developed strong relationships with community partners, facilitating referrals and collaboration on behalf of patients.
- Conducted regular evaluations of care plan effectiveness, making necessary adjustments based on feedback from patients and providers.
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation of patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Educated patients on self-care strategies, promoting independence and empowering them to manage their health conditions.
- Assessed patient needs and connected them with appropriate resources to ensure optimal health outcomes.
- Monitored progress towards patient goals, adjusting care plans as needed to achieve desired results.
- Coordinated discharge planning, ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home or other facilities.
- Provided emotional support for patients and families during difficult times, fostering resilience and coping skills.
- Facilitated appointments and transportation for patients, streamlining access to essential medical services.
- Facilitated patient access to specialized medical services by building network of healthcare provider partnerships.
Director of Health
Eagle Lake First Nation
04.2022 - 09.2024
- Handle clinic's routine operations Plan daily work that needs to be done and assigns tasks to appropriate employees.
- Maintained up-to-date information in electronic medical records software.
- Manage facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel and resources in relation to cost containment.
- Execute clinical administrative policies and initiate action to enhance patient care.
- Review and resolve complaints received from staff, visitors, patients and physicians.
- Support policy formulation and execute budget by providing financial projections during budget development.
- Execute productivity increase strategies and optimize clinical staff and procedure value.
- Understand future staffing requirements and create, execute and support clinical staff recruitment and retention strategies.
- Identify position specific job responsibilities and core competencies to create clear job descriptions.
- Improve staff - patient interactions through patient satisfaction tools.
- Handle environmental health and safety for clinic area.
- Establish and administer clinic specific policies, protocols and oversee system standard work.
- Maintains complete confidentiality regarding medical records and personal information.
- Communicated with doctors, nurses, patients and other employees to identify and resolve healthcare needs.
Student Counsellor
Keewaatin Patricia District School Board
11.2021 - 04.2022
- In consultation with parents, guardians, and school staff, provides supportive and consultative strategies to assist students with mental health challenges and needs, including support services.
- Offers advice to staff dealing with students in crisis.
- Helps school staff create proactive strategies for dealing with high-risk students.
- Applies models of intervention, as needed, including brief therapy, single session, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, restorative practice, land based and Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, etc.
- Facilitates group sessions to help students learn specific social skills or other identified need(s).
- Triages cases and maintains case notes, files, statistics, and reports in confidential manner.
- Ensures students have support network both in school and in community by identifying, promoting, and linking students to pathways to care.
- Work in collaboration with school administrators and Mental Health Leader, assist in organizing promotion programs, activities, resources, and events in school or community to support awareness of issues affecting student.
Family Preservation Worker
Anishinaabee Abinooji Family Services
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Crisis response to families who are high risk.
- Family support (counselling, safety plans, support following reunification).
- Intake assessments.
- Coordination of services and programs.
- Housing application support.
- Mental health and addiction support.
- Case management.
- Conduct and create workshops to support healthy families.
- Facilitating between agencies and service providers on behalf of the client.
- Support families during reunification or apprehension.
- Other duties as required.
Patient Care Navigator
Dryden Regional Health Centre
02.2019 - 05.2021
- Post Hospital Discharge Phone calls.
- Health Links Program.
- Ensure that all high risk, complex patients will receive comprehensive and coordinated care.
- Community Connection & Referral.
- Informing the patient on financial aspects of care and linking patient to financial resources as needed.
- Communicate with Care Team members (Care Coordinators, primary care physicians and other health care providers) to facilitate client care.
- Identify resources for clients to overcome barriers to care, such as transportation, housing, and childcare arrangements.
- Supporting orphaned patients with complex care in obtaining a physician.
- Facilitating communication between the patient, family members, and healthcare providers to ensure patient satisfaction and quality of care.
- Other duties as required.
Education
Social Work -
Confederation College
07.2014
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Leadership
- Documentation Review
- Clinical staff support
- Clinical quality improvement
- Patient safety monitoring
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 30 staff members.
- Strong Indigenous culture background
- Extensive experience with report building
- Extensive Indigenous based social work, management and grass roots community support.
- Supported the rebranding of Eagle Lake Health Centres services, introduced new services to meet the community need.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
RAAM/MHAP Clinical Coordinator
Meno Ya Win Health Centre
01.2025 - Current
Alternative Level of Care Coordinator
Meno Ya Win Health Centre
09.2024 - 12.2024
Director of Health
Eagle Lake First Nation
04.2022 - 09.2024
Student Counsellor
Keewaatin Patricia District School Board
11.2021 - 04.2022
Family Preservation Worker
Anishinaabee Abinooji Family Services
05.2021 - 10.2021
Patient Care Navigator
Dryden Regional Health Centre
02.2019 - 05.2021
Social Work -
Confederation College
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