242T00000X — Perfusionist

Grouping

Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

Classification

Perfusionist

Specialization

None — this code IS the classification

Section

Individual

Definition

A perfusionist operates extracorporeal circulation and autotransfusion equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or temporarily replace the patient's circulatory or respiratory function. The perfusionist is knowledgeable concerning the variety of equipment available to perform extracorporeal circulation functions and is responsible, in consultation with the physician, for selecting the appropriate equipment and techniques to be used.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.