Available to Providence Health & Services physicians and staff for hospital inpatients, both adult and adolescent.
Team consists of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners, assisted by telephone triage clinicians.
Results and recommendations are documented in the chart and discussed with the treating physician and staff.
Team will continue to follow the case as indicated to assist with the implementation of recommendations, medication, and behavioral management, nursing care planning, case conference, discharge planning and transfer to inpatient psychiatric services.
Indications for using the consultation/liaison service:
Assessment of patient for suicide ideation or suicide attempt
Consultation for psychiatric management of altered mental status such as delirium, dementia and psychosis
Psychiatric illness concurrent with medical illness
Alcohol or drug related issues
Assistance with behavioral management of agitated, combative, disruptive or non-complaint patients
