JOB TITLE. Surgical Technologist. SUPERVISION RECEIVED : Physician and / or Registered Nurse. GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES. Surgical technologists, also called scrubs and surgical or operating room technicians, assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. Surgical technologists are members of operating room teams, which most commonly include surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulat...