Anders Peterson

2108 S. Center Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57105, 605-521-9248, anderslars@live.com

November 1st, 2019

HR Manager
Avera Health
3900 W. Avera Dr.
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Dear HR Manager:

I’m extremely excited to apply for the position of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner eCare eVirtual Health
(requisition number 1904158). Avera Health has been a wonderful company to work for, and I would
love to have the opportunity to continue my career within this health system. I’m currently an RN for the
eCare Behavioral Health assessment team and will be graduating with my Master’s in Psychiatric Nursing
in May 2020. Avera eCare’s mission is to reach underserved populations and my passion for improving
rural health care outcomes in the Midwest are a perfect match. I graduated with my Bachelor of Science
Nursing from South Dakota State University, and I’m currently licensed and actively practicing in South
Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, and Kansas.

Throughout my career I’ve worked closely with psychiatry to collaborate and manage patient care. I have
inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth experience working with patients with mental illnesses. I look
forward to being responsible and accountable for the management of patient education and medication
management decisions. Please email or call me directly so we can discuss this opportunity and how I can
be an asset to Avera’s mission of transforming the delivery of rural health care. I would love the
opportunity to schedule an interview for this position and will follow up in one week if I haven’t heard
from you. Thanks for taking the time to learn more about me.

Sincerely,

Anders Peterson, RN, BSN

 Anders L. Peterson
2108 S. Center Avenue

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

anderslars@live.com

www.anders-pmhnp.weebly.com

605-521-9248

Objective_____________________________________________________
Obtain a position working with people to improve their quality of life. Work in an environment
that fosters continued education and leadership opportunities.

Education_____________________________________________________________
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 2017-present

South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, SD 2012-2015

Bachelor of Science in Nursing-August 14th, 2015

Clinical Experience in behavioral health, pediatrics, community health, medical surgical, ICU, ED,
geriatrics, and OB

Work Experience______________________________________________________
2017-Present Avera eCARE BH Sioux Falls, SD

Registered Nurse/Resource Nurse

 Providing eAssessments via video conferencing technology to rural emergency departments

 Collaborating with rural ED providers to determine client safety and discharge disposition
 Providing inpatient psychiatric bed placement search services
 Communicating and facilitating transfers from EDs to inpatient psychiatric hospitals
 Training and education nursing staff on best practices, scope of practice, and unit policies
2015-2017 Avera Behavioral Health Sioux Falls, SD

Registered Nurse

 Establish trusting relationships with patients, families, co-workers, and supervisors

 Conflict management to ensure patient safety and security
 General nursing duties including but not limited to assessments, medication administration, educating
patients/families, and mentoring
 Leading care team conferences involving providers, residents, social workers, case managers, pharmacy,
and educators
 Staffing decision making based on matrix and patient acuity

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 2009-2016 Mr. Sandless Sioux Falls, SD

Owner

 Own and operate a Mr. Sandless Wood Floor Refinishing franchise

 Establish trusting relationships with clients
 Work independently to ensure customer satisfaction
 Organization and prioritization of following up on potential leads and service opportunities

2003-2009 Homewood Suites by Hilton Sioux Falls, SD

General Manager, Director of Sales

 Responsible to create and maintain a cultural environment that brings a unified approach to guest
satisfaction, staff satisfaction and revenue maximization
 Managed a staff of approximately 35 employees
 Teach and demonstrate effective communication skills
 Teach and demonstrate to all team members the skills of identifying and addressing guest needs, service
opportunities, and problems, so we can be experts at satisfying every guest, every time
Accomplishments______________________________________________________
 Youth Athletic Mentor/Coach, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2013-2015
 Regent Scholar, 1997
 Board of Trustees, Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, SD 2011-2014
 Jazzfest Committee Volunteer, 2011-2015
 SDSU Academic Dean’s List, 2012-2015
 SDSU Nursing Student Association, served as President and Vice President; planned, organized, and
facilitated monthly meetings, 2014
 Nursing Student Representative, elected by peers to represent the student body at meetings with the
nursing professors, 2014
 Resource Nurse, Avera eCARE 2018-present
References_____________________________________________________________
 Dr. Bryce Gammeter, MD
 Dr. Kay Foland, Ph.D., CNP
 Becky Jibben, RN, MS