Working collaboratively with trauma surgeons, acute care surgeons, intensivists, consulting physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary departments, the APP is responsible for the assessment, management, coordination, and continuity of care for critically ill surgical and trauma patients. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) functions as an integral member of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (ACS) team, providing comprehensive inpatient care with a primary focus in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU).