Vanlalruati Bawitlung
Greenwood,IN
Summary
My name is Grace Bawitlung, I come from Burma. My family and I came here to America as an asylum. I am Mizo Chin, I can speak five languages. They are English, Mizo, Falam, Hakha and Burmese and I am very blessed to know different languages. I love learning new skill and I also like to challenge myself to try new experience. I work really hard and I am dedicate on my work. I am reliable person and I am a kind of person who always show up to work ontime. I currently work at Chin Community of Indiana as a Social worker, Health Advocate and Media person. Since I came as an immigrant to this country, I see Chin/Burmese community that there is a great need for help around the community. So I decided to work at Chin Center. And a lot of CCI clients are refugees and asylums form Burma (Myanmar). I wanted to educate them and help them improve in their daily life to have a better lifestyle.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Advocate
Chin Community Of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
03.2021 - Current
- Conduct assess families needs and offer services in collaboration with public health nurses and other service providers.
- Implemented outreach strategies to engage clients in community-based services.
- Facilitated and advocated for client access to services for education, housing, health care, legal.
- Helped members navigate enrollment process and choose appropriate options.
- Assisted families with acquiring health, vision, life and dental insurance.
- Administered immunizations or other basic preventive treatments.
- Transported or accompanied clients to scheduled health appointments or referral sites.
- Targeted specific community groups with wellness and disease management information.
- Helped vulnerable individuals navigate complex healthcare system.
Case Management Social Worker
Chin Community Of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
04.2019 - Current
- Help clients translate in Burmese, Mizo chin, Falam Chin and Hakha Chin in any way that they can understand.
- Help clients schedule appointments.
- Apply Food Stamp or Medicaid for clients.
- Help clients solve if they have DUI or criminal cases.
- Help them apply for social security if they need help applying. Or If they need to update their immigration status to the social security office, I help them update it from them.
- Help phone call United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for green card or citizen application if they have a problem with their family case or need to reschedule their appointment. I help them.
- Ready their daily mail.
- Pheon calls 401k. If they want to withdraw or rollover, I help them do the paperwork.
- Interpreted and explained treatment and benefit programs to clients.
- Help them register if they are going to deliver their baby to the hospital.
- Help them find therapy for their autism children.
- Assisted child care for
- Help report car accidents to insurance.
- Problem solving like identity thief by making a police report and SSA office, their bank, and credit bureau.
- Help clients assist with their bills.
- Help them apply for financial assistance on their hospital bills.
- Call their insurance or medicaid for wanting to change their plan or change their family doctor.
- Call pharmacies for not being able to get their prescription on CVS or others.
- Help clients to get free diapers or food for their families.
- Help them pay their monthly bills.
- Help them make a phone call to their work for disability leaves, absence, not get pay, paperwork that they need to fill out from the company.
- help them apply for medicare or apply for SSI benefits.
- Secured housing, medical care and employment for clients by collaborating with various community agencies.
- Obtained and supplied information to coordinating agencies to provide best possible guidance to clients.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote a safe working environment.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in a fast-paced environment.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Indianapolis, INCertificate - Medical Assistant
Brightwood Collage
Indianapolis09.2017
Skills
- Can speak Burmese, Mizo Chin, Falam Chin and Hakha Chin
- Communication skill to publics
- Host Event for community
- Planning events and Create plans for community Health safety
- Educate the community
- Create flyers & brochure and design them
- Health and Safety
- Workflow Analysis
- Direct Patient Care
- Problem Resolution
- Clients Engagement Strategies
- Preventive Care
- Patient Interviews
- Patient Intakes
Certification
I have my certification for my Medical Assistant from Brightwood Collage. I deal with patient giving shot, doing their lab if they need to get their blood drawn. I help doctor with procedure. I also preform vitals check up, EKG, ear irrigation, flu shot, tetanus shot, flue test and more.
Languages
Burmese
Mizo Chin
Falam Chin
Hakha Chin
English
Timeline
Health Advocate
Chin Community Of Indiana
03.2021 - Current
Case Management Social Worker
Chin Community Of Indiana
04.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Certificate - Medical Assistant
Brightwood Collage
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