Geeta Seepersaud
New York,NY
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker - Cardiac Transplant
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
11.2018 - Current
- Conduct psychosocial transplant evaluations to determine patients' psychological and social readiness for transplant.
- Establish patient-specific care plans based on psychosocial transplant evaluations to ensure optimal post-transplant outcomes, and reduce barriers to organ transplant listing.
- Provide supportive counseling to patients and caregivers pre-transplant to help them cope with waiting periods, declining health, and lengthy hospitalizations.
- Evaluate post-transplant patients in the community to ensure their needs are met, and work collaboratively with outpatient multidisciplinary teams as needed.
- Assist with the coordination of correspondence with donor families through the local OPO when desired.
Social Worker - Transplant Float
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
07.2017 - 11.2018
- Provided coverage for heart, kidney, liver, and lung transplant services.
- Delivered comprehensive social work services to patients and families through all phases of transplant: initial evaluation, hospitalization, and post-transplant.
- Conducted transplant evaluations for potential recipients and living donors.
- Delivered comprehensive patient education and empathetic emotional support, empowering patients to better understand their care plan and enhancing overall well-being.
- Collaborated with transplant and living donor interdisciplinary teams to facilitate coordination of care and make necessary community referrals for safe discharge plans post-transplant.
Social Worker - General Medicine
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
01.2016 - 07.2017
- Conducted psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, and discharge planning on the general medicine unit.
- Participated in interdisciplinary rounds with attending physicians, general medicine residents, interns, care coordinators, and physical or occupational therapists.
- Provided necessary referrals to agencies such as sub-acute rehabilitation centers, hospice, durable medical equipment suppliers, nursing home agencies, and outpatient therapy clinics.
Social Worker - Rapid Evaluation Treatment Unit
Mount Sinai/Roosevelt Hospital
09.2014 - 12.2015
- Conducted rapid psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, and discharge planning on the Observation Unit.
- Provided weekly coverage on the Orthopedic Surgery Unit.
- Provided necessary referrals to agencies such as sub-acute rehabilitation centers, hospice, and durable medical equipment suppliers.
Social Work Intern
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
09.2013 - 05.2014
- Provided clinical assessments, discharge planning on a short-stay post-surgical medicine unit, and counseling to patients in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit with complex medical diagnoses, including stroke, brain tumor, Parkinson’s disease, burns, joint replacements, and metastatic cancer.
- Provided necessary referrals to agencies such as sub-acute rehabilitation centers, hospice, durable medical equipment suppliers, insurance companies, and home nursing agencies.
- Task placement at the Weill Cornell Women’s Health Clinic, and monthly volunteer at the Weill Cornell Community Clinic.
Education
Master of Social Work - Advanced Concentration in Clinical Social Work
New York University, Silver School of Social Work
New York, NY01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
The City College of New York
New York, NY01.2010
Certification
- New York State Mandated Reporter Training, March 2025
- New York University: Zelda Foster Studies in Palliative Care and End-of-Life, Summer Institute 2017
Timeline
Social Worker - Cardiac Transplant
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
11.2018 - Current
Social Worker - Transplant Float
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
07.2017 - 11.2018
Social Worker - General Medicine
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
01.2016 - 07.2017
Social Worker - Rapid Evaluation Treatment Unit
Mount Sinai/Roosevelt Hospital
09.2014 - 12.2015
Social Work Intern
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
09.2013 - 05.2014
Master of Social Work - Advanced Concentration in Clinical Social Work
New York University, Silver School of Social Work
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
The City College of New York
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