Celebrating Advanced Practice Provider Week: Meet April Rozycki, FNP-BC

From an ear­ly age, a per­son­al expe­ri­ence set April Rozy­c­ki, FNP-BC, on a clear path: a career in health­care. It was a jour­ney shaped by a desire to ease the pain of oth­ers fac­ing ill­ness and to become a pas­sion­ate advo­cate for their care.

April Rozy­c­ki (Ras­nic), FNP-BC.

Q: What first sparked your inter­est in health­care, and what inspired you to become an Advanced Prac­tice Provider?

A: My father passed away from can­cer when I was 12 years old. I remem­ber from that moment on that I want­ed to help oth­ers going through ill­ness and dis­ease. Under­stand­ing the pain of los­ing a loved one, I felt inspired to help ease the pain of both the patient and fam­i­ly, ded­i­cate my ener­gy to mak­ing a pos­i­tive dif­fer­ence in oth­ers’ lives, as well as be a med­ical advo­cate in the lives of others.

Q: Was there a per­son or expe­ri­ence that influ­enced your career path?

A: Dr. Loren and Low­ell Hamel.

Q: What do you find most mean­ing­ful about the work you do each day?

A: I tru­ly enjoy using my learned med­ical tal­ents to make the lives of my patients bet­ter in any way I can. I enjoy pro­tect­ing them and look­ing out for their best inter­est. I love answer­ing their ques­tions and giv­ing them a pos­i­tive feel­ing of being heard and gen­uine­ly cared for. 

I am blessed to have learned so much in my career and have the abil­i­ty to care for oth­ers. When a patient thanks you as a med­ical provider for help­ing them, it gives so much pos­i­tive ener­gy to keep help­ing oth­ers. It’s like the most potent shot of espresso!

Con­cerned about a skin issue or look­ing to main­tain healthy skin? Our der­ma­tol­o­gy providers are com­mit­ted to your skin health jour­ney. Sched­ule your next der­ma­tol­ogy appoint­ment with The South Bend Clin­ic today.

Q: What’s one les­son you’ve learned from your patients?

A: To lis­ten!!! And give them options. To help them have a say in their treat­ment options and feel informed to do so.

Q: What do you enjoy doing out­side of work, or what’s your favorite way to recharge?

A: Plant­i­ng flow­ers, exer­cis­ing, spend­ing time with my fam­i­ly, and sunsets.

Q: What’s some­thing peo­ple might be sur­prised to learn about you?

A: I loveeeeee pow­er wash­ing. I play the vio­lin and vio­la, and I have run five marathons.

At The South Bend Clin­ic, our der­ma­tol­ogy providers like April are ded­i­cat­ed to mak­ing a mean­ing­ful impact on every aspect of your skin health jour­ney. Whether you need imme­di­ate care for a skin con­di­tion or want to estab­lish a pre­ven­tive skin­care plan, our der­ma­tol­ogy team is ready to pro­vide per­son­al­ized, com­pre­hen­sive care for you and your loved ones. Take the first step toward health­i­er skin and sched­ule your der­ma­tol­ogy appoint­ment today.