Surgical Orderly Career

*A job as a Surgical Orderly falls under the broader career category of Surgical Technologists. The information on this page will generally apply to all careers in this category but may not specifically apply to this career title.

Job Description for Surgical Technologists : Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

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