The Advanced Practice Providers (APP), Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) including Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), work in collaboration with the physician in the hospital-based inpatient setting working with critically ill patients, primarily in the Intensive Care Unit or as a surgery first assist in a variety of specialties. Perform invasive procedures and requires a high level of independent clinical decision-making.