Brooke Perkins Burdash
Ogden
Summary
Professional with strong foundation in emergency medical care, adept at rapid assessment and intervention. Proven track record in high-pressure situations, prioritizing effective communication and teamwork to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Recognized for adaptability and reliability, consistently meeting evolving needs of environment. Skilled in advanced life support, patient stabilization, and emergency response protocols.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paramedic
Holy Cross Hospital - Davis
08.2025 - Current
- Evaluate patients for emergent and non-emergent medical and/or traumatic conditions.
- Perform diagnostic tests such as vital signs, EKG, Point of Care testing, blood draw, urine collection, feces collection, nasal swabs and throat swabs for laboratory testing.
- Perform interventions based upon patient symptoms and established protocols and standards.
- Perform a wide range of treatment procedures under the direction of the supervising physician.
- Establish IV access for pharmacological access including IV fluids.
- Constantly assessing patient status to inform physicians of changes or the need for additional treatment.
- Wound cleaning, debridement and uncomplicated wound closure.
- Assist physician with complex, specialized and potentially life-threatening procedures.
- Respond throughout hospital on Code Blues and Code Stroke.
- Assist with behavioral and psychological situations, such as one-to-one(s).
- Clean rooms and equipment between each patient use.
- Restock supplies and linens.
- Patient transport from Emergency Department to assigned units such as ICU, IMC, TELE, Surgical and Behavioral Health Unit.
- Layton, Utah
Paramedic
Department of Defense
01.2021 - Current
- Responds to on-site accidents and other emergencies involving injury and illnesses.
- Conducts a complete examination of the patient to determine the nature, extent, and seriousness of their condition and searches for medical alert symbols.
- Prioritizes treatments for patient having multiple problems and employs a variety of established emergency medicine techniques, methods, and equipment to treat and transport to the appropriate medical facility.
- Ensure the vehicle is ready for the next run.
- Maintain all required certifications and yearly classes required.
- Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
EMS Events Supervisor
Weber State University
03.2008 - Current
- Working as a NREMT-B level first responder for events held on campus and at the Dee Events Center.
- Scheduling a staff of 18 employees, recruitment and supplies.
- Working closely with the Events staff, Police Department and Athletic Trainers.
- Ogden, Utah
Tax Examining Technician
Department of Treasury
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Performs a variety of technical and procedural actions to tax returns, documents, and automated taxpayer accounts.
- Reviews and analyzes internal documents and/or taxpayer returns, prepares coded entries to amend and complete records, refers questionable returns and documents to appropriate areas to determine corrective action.
- Requests and interprets taxpayer information.
- Perfects documents and initiates research to correct missing or inaccurate account information, inquiries to third parties, and changes to taxpayer accounts to correct errors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Ogden, Utah
Paramedic/Firefighter
Roy City Fire Department
11.1994 - 08.2019
- The ability to perform expertly all firefighting tasks assigned throughout a fire incident.
- Provide lead patient care in advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, and prehospital trauma life support on all medical dispatched calls.
- As a tenured employee I was able to act as an Officer in Charge of a six to 11-person crew.
- This assignment comes with daily office type responsibilities of paperwork and accountability.
- It also includes the responsibility and accountability on all fire scenes and emergency medical scenes with firefighter safety as paramount.
- As lead patient care Paramedic, scene delegation of multiple caregivers doing multiple different tasks is paramount.
- Roy, Utah
- Weber County Urban Search and Rescue Team
- Roy City’s Public Education Team
- Youth Firesetter Prevention and Intervention Specialist
- Fire Investigator
- Fire Inspector
- EMS Instructor
- American Heart Association Instructor: Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Fire Instructor I, Fire Instructor II
Adjunct Faculty – Emergency Healthcare Department
Weber State University
03.2008 - 05.2019
- Lecture for EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) classes, skill lab instructor for EMT and Paramedic classes.
- Ogden, Utah
Technical Rescue and Training Supervisor
Emergency Management Solutions
04.2014 - 12.2016
- Working as a National Registry Paramedic in the Bakken Oil Field.
- Provide specialized rescue education and training for rig crews that include: Landing Zone, Man Down and Assisting EMS and American Heart Association Heartsaver classes.
- Respond to all incidents requiring patient care, train first responders and work with three air transport and two ground transport companies.
- Ogden, Utah
Education
Bachelor of Emergency Healthcare Sciences -
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Ogden, Utah01.2020
Critical Care Paramedic Class - undefined
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Ogden, Utah01.2018
Associate of Science - undefined
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Ogden, Utah01.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Paramedic Studies
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Ogden, Utah01.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Fire Science
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE
Orem, Utah01.2009
Skills
- Emergency prehospital care
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
- Prehospital emergency care protocols
- Public Education
- Urban Search and Rescue
- Youth Firesetter Prevention and Intervention
- Teaching
- Adult education programs
- Developing training programs
- Implementing training programs
- Evaluating effectiveness of programs
- Adjusting manner of delivery
- Progressive learning
- Hospital Emergency Department
Certification
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedic, 2014-01-01
- Utah Bureau of Emergency Services, Emergency Medical Technician, 1987-01-01
- Utah Bureau of Emergency Services, Paramedic, 1994-01-01
Timeline
Paramedic
Holy Cross Hospital - Davis
08.2025 - Current
Paramedic
Department of Defense
01.2021 - Current
Tax Examining Technician
Department of Treasury
09.2020 - 01.2021
Technical Rescue and Training Supervisor
Emergency Management Solutions
04.2014 - 12.2016
EMS Events Supervisor
Weber State University
03.2008 - Current
Adjunct Faculty – Emergency Healthcare Department
Weber State University
03.2008 - 05.2019
Paramedic/Firefighter
Roy City Fire Department
11.1994 - 08.2019
Critical Care Paramedic Class - undefined
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Science - undefined
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Applied Science - Paramedic Studies
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Applied Science - Fire Science
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE
Bachelor of Emergency Healthcare Sciences -
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY