University of Washington Medical Center
Psychiatry Resident On Call Manual

The PRON can be downloaded and viewed as a portable document format (pdf). Its contents are identical to those listed below. The UWMC On-call Log can also be downloaded and viewed as a portable document format.

Table of Contents:

Admitting a Patient
Direct Admits from Outside Hospitals
Admits from Central Intake and the ER
Transfers from HMC/CTU
Involuntarily Detained Patients
Group Health Patients
Pre-authorization
Charting/Patient Notes
Signouts
Writing Orders
PRN Orders
Discharging a Patient
Discharge to Skilled Nursing Facility
Short Stay (<24 hour admission)
Interface with Consult Service
Off Ward Supervision
ECT Rotation
The Parking Story
Computer Stuff
UW Call Specifics
Short Call Responsibilities (5pm to 6pm weekdays)
Long Call Responsibilities
On-call Rooms
On-call Cell Phone
UW ER Procedures

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