Cannot get PDFs to print automatically

I work in an elementary school where we have visitors use a website to check in and out of the school. When a visitor checks in, the website creates a pdf file for their name badge.
Instead of training the parents of the 1200 students at my school how to print the badge, I created an Folder Action plug-in in Automator to automatically print the pdf file and then delete the file.
Here are the basic steps of my script:
Find the Finder item pdf file
Render the pdf as images
print the images
Find the Finder item pdf file again
Delete the file
If I try simply Finding the Finder item, and then printing the Finder item, it prints it in portrait mode instead of landscape mode and half the information is cut off. I cannot change the default orientation mode for the printer.
The problem is for some reason, when the program runs automatically (when it detects the file has been downloaded), it sends two copies of the pdf to the printer. This prints two labels for every visitor--what a waste!
I have spent the last 2 weeks trying to get it to only print one badge, but I can get it to print 2 badges, 3 badges, or blank badges, but not one.
Can anyone tell me how to get the Render PDF as Images > Print Images to only print 1 copy instead of 2? Thank you.

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