Taxonomy Code 163WR0006X
Registered Nurse Registered Nurse First Assistant
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 163WR0006X
- Grouping:
- Nursing Service Providers
- Classification:
- Registered Nurse
- Specialization:
- Registered Nurse First Assistant
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A perioperative registered nurse who works in collaboration with the surgeon and other health care team members to achieve optimal outcomes. The RNFA has acquired the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills specific to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice. Intraoperatively, the RNFA assists the surgeon.
- Notes:
- Source: AORN Official Statement on RNFAs ratified by the AORN House of Delegates in 2004. [7/1/2006: new]
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 163WR0006X is the health care provider taxonomy code for registered nurse grouped under nursing service providers with a specialization in registered nurse first assistant. NPI records indicate a total of 3,372 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is registered nurse first assistant of which 2,237 are registered as females, 632 registered as males and 503 are organizations.
163WR0006X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Nursing Service Providers providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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