Tina Laracuente
Leesburg
Summary
Multifaceted, compassionate and performance-focused professional, offering more than 10 years of ensuring accurate data and optimal healthcare delivery toward attainment of high-level results and patient improvement. Skilled at addressing patient’s and physician's needs throughout monitoring, evaluation and treatment. Skilled in the area of Dept Head Secretary in hospital departments working with charts, phones and assisting admin., customer service skills in all aspects. Detailed orientated and possess people skills in dealing with general public. Skilled as OR tech and prepping patients. Skilled outside medical field as well. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Professional retail worker with solid experience and readiness for this role. Adept at handling transactions, providing exceptional customer service, and maintaining clean and organized workspace. Strong focus on teamwork and adapting to changing needs to achieve results. Reliable, efficient, and capable of building positive customer relationships.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashier Front End
Walmart
Mt. Dora, FL
01.2026 - Current
- Processed customer transactions accurately using point-of-sale systems.
- Assisted customers with product inquiries and returns, ensuring satisfaction.
- Maintained clean and organized checkout areas to enhance customer experience.
- Trained new cashiers on operational procedures and customer service best practices.
- Implemented efficient checkout processes to reduce wait times for customers.
- Resolved customer complaints professionally, fostering positive relationships and loyalty.
Placenta Donor Coordinator
CELQUEST
Orlando, FL
10.2021 - 08.2025
- Facilitates proper legal consent process with each donor and applicable witness.
- Evaluates potential donors to determine suitability of tissue for transplant by utilizing all available investigating the donor’s medical and social background resources including but not limited to, medical records, providers and nurses.
- Utilizes aseptic techniques with setting-up and maintenance of sterile fields during preparing tissue for inspection and preparing for shipping.
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining effective communication, coordination and working relations with offsite personnel.
- Provides a robust and confident relationship with medical staff and physicians.
- Keeps management informed of offsite activities and any significant problems.
- Stays ahead of all training updates and stays up to date on all vendor credentials.
Tissue Recovery Technician
MIMEDX, INC
Orlando, FL
03.2019 - 10.2021
- Facilitates proper legal consent process with each donor and applicable witness.
- Evaluates potential donors to determine suitability for transplant by utilizing all available investigating the donor’s medical and social background resources including but not limited to, medical records, providers and nurses.
- Utilizes aseptic techniques with setting up and maintenance of sterile fields during preparing tissue for swabbing and shipping.
- Completes all legal forms and tracking documents for proper shipping.
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining effective communication, coordination and working relations with offsite personnel.
- Provides a robust and confident relationship with medical staff and physicians.
- Completes procurement functions in a timely manner.
- Keeps management informed of offsite activities and any significant problems.
- Stays ahead of all training updates
- Stays up to date on all vendor credentials.
OR Technician/Pre-Op Technician
THE VILLAGES HOSPITAL
The Villages, FL
06.2011 - 03.2019
- Set up OR with needed equipment for surgical procedures as well as sterile surgical packs, as well as keeping the OR stocked with supplies.
- Kept anesthesia cart clean and stocked.
- Would get any needed instruments or supplies for surgeon or scrub tech during a procedure.
- Assisted with placement of patient on and off OR table.
- As needs changed, would move to Pre-Op to assist the nurses with prepping the patients for surgery, by hooking up leads, blood pressure cuff and check blood sugar, and clipping surgical site
- Assisted doctors and nurses with patients as needed.
- Kept all pre-op rooms stocked with supplies.
- Preformed EKG’s and would help transport patients as needed to other floors.
Department Head Secretary
LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Leesburg, FL
03.2006 - 06.2011
- First to arrive each morning and opened the center and started checking patients in for surgery. Had patients sign initial paperwork and took chart back to nurse’s station to let them know the patient had arrived and was ready to be brought back to Pre-Op.
- Helped with patients and family members as needed.
- Ordered office supplies for the center.
- Responded to incoming calls from patients, family members and doctor’s offices, as well as outgoing calls to patients with surgery schedule.
- Kept families updated on family member in surgery.
- After surgeries, broke down charts and pulled documents and sent them to the Logging and Billing Department and the rest of the patient’s chart was sent to Medical Records.
- I would print and keep stocked medical forms and other documentation needed for patient use.
- Also attended meetings at the main hospital regarding hospital updates.
- I also checked in patients that were coming into pre-op for an up coming surgery. Would collect urine samples and would send patients to registration and to see a pre-op nurse for further paperwork and pre surgery instructions. Would also direct them to get any lab work, blood, chest x-ray or EKG done.
Administrative Assistant
HOLLER OLDSMOBILE, MITSUBISHI, KIA AND CHEVY
Winter Park, FL
04.2002 - 03.2006
- Worked as the General Manager’s Assistant
- I helped assist with customers to ensure complete satisfaction.
- Prepared documentation to make dealer trades with other dealerships to acquire any vehicle wanted by a customer that was not on the lot.
- Put into the system all automobiles sold daily.
- Printed incentive reports, vehicle invoices, window stickers for cars.
- Hired and supervised the front desk receptionist.
- Ordered all office supplies.
- Assisted HR with new hires at our dealership.
- Scheduled appointments and handled call took messages for the General Manager.
- Maintained all the CSI Reports, which are customer complaint reports, made sure all complaints were handled and closed out by the end of each month.
- Made sure the dealership ran smoothly each day.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hixson High School
Hixson, Tenn.01-1980
Eustis Vocational/Technical College - undefined
Eustis Vocational/Technical College
Eustis, FL01-1984
Community College - undefined
Chattanooga State Comm College
Chattanooga, Tenn.01-1982
Skills
- Patient’s Data Collection and Recording
- Robust and confident relationships with customers
- Surgical Procedure and Operations
- Physician Support and Collaboration
- Medical Documentation
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Hospital Operations and Administration
- Skilled in dealing with the general public, customer service skills
Timeline
Cashier Front End
Walmart
01.2026 - Current
Placenta Donor Coordinator
CELQUEST
10.2021 - 08.2025
Tissue Recovery Technician
MIMEDX, INC
03.2019 - 10.2021
OR Technician/Pre-Op Technician
THE VILLAGES HOSPITAL
06.2011 - 03.2019
Department Head Secretary
LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
03.2006 - 06.2011
Administrative Assistant
HOLLER OLDSMOBILE, MITSUBISHI, KIA AND CHEVY
04.2002 - 03.2006
Eustis Vocational/Technical College - undefined
Eustis Vocational/Technical College
Community College - undefined
Chattanooga State Comm College
High School Diploma -
Hixson High School