An international surgical tech is a position that allows you to travel abroad while assisting doctors during surgeries. In as a technologist, you handle responsibilities related to sterilizing equipment, preparing patients for surgery, and passing instruments during the procedure. There are also opportunities to work under a surgical technologist as an international surgical technician. Your duties in this position are to check that all supplies, tools, and equipment are present and ready, complete clerical tasks, prepare the operating room, and assist elsewhere as necessary. An international surgical tech can accept a more permanent assignment or frequently move around.