ALANIS I. CINTRON
Longwood,FL
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Senior Pathology Laboratory Assistant at Orlando Health, skilled in optimizing laboratory workflows and enhancing communication among teams. Bilingual in Spanish, I leverage critical thinking and customer service expertise to resolve issues and improve patient care, ensuring compliance with protocols and maintaining operational integrity. Eager to contribute to a collaborative environment.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Pathology Laboratory Assistant/ Diener
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida
07.2025 - Current
- Directed staff to align specimen workflow with corporate and departmental expectations.
- Demonstrated effective delegation techniques to optimize resource utilization for departmental tasks.
- Facilitated communication between laboratory, physicians, nursing staff, and external vendors.
- Enforced policies, rules, and regulations to maintain operational integrity.
- Communicated departmental status and issues to immediate supervisor.
- Oversaw registration, receipt, and accessioning of pathology specimens within EHR as needed.
- Resolved outstanding lists daily to identify missing sample opportunities and ensure follow-up on patient care issues.
Pathology Laboratory Assistant/ Diener
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida
08.2023 - 07.2025
- Accessioned pathology specimens using HIS and LIS, ensuring accurate tracking.
- Organized and loaded tissue specimens onto processors for efficient processing.
- Inventoried, filed, and disposed of pathology specimens in compliance with protocols.
- Triage frozen sections to expedite processing time effectively.
- Retrieved tissue specimens, blocks, or slides as requested by pathologists and residents.
- Maintained instruments and work areas in clean, functional condition while documenting solution changes.
- Reported environmental or mechanical issues to Engineering via work order for prompt resolution.
- Setting up autopsy room for procedures and aiding in autopsy execution to support efficiency for pathologist and residents.
Laboratory Assistant II
OrlandoHealth
Orlando, FL
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Executes specimen receiving and processing duties, registers patients, enters orders into computer system, centrifuges specimens, labels and aliquots samples, delivers samples to test site, and stores samples, slides, blocks, etc.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FLAssociate of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Seminole State College
Sanford, FLSkills
- Bilingual Spanish
- Eviscerating
- Laboratory procedures
- Familiar with Epic Systems
- Critical thinking
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Flexible/ Adaptable
- Eager to Learn
Timeline
Senior Pathology Laboratory Assistant/ Diener
Orlando Health
07.2025 - Current
Pathology Laboratory Assistant/ Diener
Orlando Health
08.2023 - 07.2025
Laboratory Assistant II
OrlandoHealth
04.2022 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University of Central Florida
Associate of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Seminole State College