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Rosamund Fairclough-Tetteh

Biomedical Equipment Technician II (BMET II)
Wichita, KS, United States

Professional Summary

AAMI-certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) with 10+ years maintaining life-critical medical devices across a 4-hospital regional system, an independent service organization, and the US Air Force. Own a 2,400-asset inventory spanning infusion pumps, patient monitors, defibrillators, ventilators, anesthesia machines, and ESUs, sustaining 99.2% critical-device uptime and 100% on-time PM completion. Expert in NFPA 99 electrical safety testing, CMMS work-order discipline, and Joint Commission / CMS survey readiness, with $310K+ in documented annual savings from in-house repairs and vendor contract renegotiation.

Employment History

Biomedical Equipment Technician II (BMET II)
Prairie Plains Health System · Wichita, KS
Jun, 2021 · Present
Maintain a 2,400-asset biomedical inventory across 4 hospitals (612 beds), completing 3,100+ scheduled PMs per year on Alaris and Sigma infusion pumps, Philips IntelliVue monitors, ZOLL and LIFEPAK defibrillators, and Hamilton/Puritan Bennett ventilators with 100% on-time compliance. Perform NFPA 99 and IEC 62353 electrical safety testing on 1,800+ line-powered devices annually using Fluke ESA615 analyzers, cutting leakage-current failures found at incoming inspection by 41%. Close an average of 145 corrective work orders per month in Nuvolo CMMS with a 2.6-hour mean response time, lifting critical-device uptime from 97.4% to 99.2%. Led biomed readiness for two Joint Commission surveys and one CMS validation visit with zero equipment-management findings; rebuilt the AEM program inventory and risk-scoring logic for 900+ high-risk devices. Brought ventilator and defibrillator board-level repairs in-house after OEM training, saving $186K per year in vendor service fees and reducing loaner-rental days by 63%. Mentor 3 BMET I technicians and author 22 device-specific PM procedures now used system-wide.
Biomedical Equipment Technician I (BMET I)
Heartland Clinical Engineering Services · Kansas City, MO
Aug, 2018 · May, 2021
Serviced 38 contracted hospitals, surgery centers, and dialysis clinics across KS/MO (26 site visits/month). Completed 2,200+ PMs per year on pumps, monitors, ECG carts, and AEDs at a 98.6% first-visit completion rate. Ran NFPA 99 electrical safety and performance checks with Fluke ESA/IDA-5, logged in TMS CMMS. Component-level repairs on Baxter Sigma Spectrum pumps and Welch Allyn monitors cut parts spend 28%. Prepped 14 clients for Joint Commission/state surveys with zero equipment citations; 2020 Tech of the Year.
Biomedical Equipment Repairer (4A2X1), Staff Sergeant
United States Air Force, 22nd Medical Group · McConnell AFB, KS
Jan, 2014 · Jul, 2018
Maintained 1,100+ medical devices valued at $14M supporting a 30-bed clinic, flight medicine, and expeditionary medical kits with 99% mission-capable rates. Performed scheduled maintenance and calibration on defibrillators, patient monitors, anesthesia units, dental and radiographic systems per AFI 41-201 and NFPA 99. Managed 900+ annual work orders in DMLSS, cutting backlog from 74 to 9 open orders within 6 months. Deployed to an expeditionary medical facility for 6 months, sustaining 100% availability of trauma-bay ventilators, monitors, and portable X-ray. Trained 11 Airmen on device troubleshooting and electrical safety; earned Air Force Commendation Medal for equipment readiness.

Education

Associate of Applied Science, Biomedical Electronics Technology
WSU Tech (Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology) · Wichita, KS
Aug, 2016 · May, 2018
Completed via Air Force tuition assistance while on active duty. GPA 3.8/4.0; capstone on infusion-pump failure-mode analysis. Coursework: medical instrumentation, analog/digital circuits, physiology, networking for medical devices, NFPA 99 electrical safety.

Skills

Preventive Maintenance (PM) & Calibration
NFPA 99 / IEC 62353 Electrical Safety Testing
Infusion Pumps (Alaris, Sigma Spectrum)
Patient Monitoring (Philips IntelliVue, GE CARESCAPE)
Defibrillators & AEDs (ZOLL, LIFEPAK)
Ventilators (Hamilton, Puritan Bennett)
CMMS (Nuvolo, TMS, DMLSS)
Joint Commission & CMS Survey Readiness
Component-Level Troubleshooting
Fluke ESA615 / IDA-5 Analyzers
Medical Device Networking & Cybersecurity
Vendor & Service Contract Management

Courses

AAMI Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET)
AAMI Credentials Institute
Mar, 2020
CompTIA A+
CompTIA
Jun, 2017
GE HealthCare CARESCAPE Monitor & Anesthesia Service Training
GE HealthCare
Apr, 2022
Philips IntelliVue MX/MP Series Service Training
Philips
Oct, 2021
Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion System Service Certification
Baxter
Feb, 2019
Hamilton Medical C1/C6 Ventilator Field Service Course
Hamilton Medical
Sep, 2023