246ZX2200X — Orthopedic Assistant
- Grouping
- Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
- Classification
- Specialist/Technologist, Other
- Specialization
- Orthopedic Assistant
- Section
- Individual
Definition
An Orthopaedic Assistant is a person who has been trained to work as a physician extender in both clinical and surgical environments. An Orthopaedic Assistant assists with aspects of patient care as determined by the supervising surgeon including, but not limited to, obtaining patient history, assisting with examinations, injections, recording of office notes, and application/adjustment/removal of splints, casts, and other immobilization devices. Acting as a surgical first assistant for orthopaedic surgery cases includes providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, positioning of the patient, suturing and closure of body planes and skin, application of wound dressings or immobilization devices, and other technical functions that will help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. An Orthopaedic Assistant may be licensed, registered, or certified depending on the state in which the individual practices.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Specialist/Technologist, Other
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 246Z00000XSpecialist/Technologist, Other
- 246ZA2600XArt, Medical
- 246ZB0301XBiomedical Engineering
- 246ZB0302XBiomedical Photographer
- 246ZB0500XBiochemist
- 246ZB0600XBiostatistician
- 246ZC0007XSurgical Assistant
- 246ZE0500XEEG
- 246ZE0600XElectroneurodiagnostic
- 246ZG0701XGraphics Methods
- 246ZG1000XGeneticist, Medical (PhD)
- 246ZI1000XIllustration, Medical
- 246ZN0300XNephrology
- 246ZS0410XSurgical Technologist