The Registrar is responsible for the efficient, orderly and expeditious pre-admission, admission of patients.
DCH Standards:
All other duties as assigned
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORK CONTEXT
Communication through talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing; perceiving the nature of sounds of the ear in order to communicate. Seeing; use of vision to determine characteristics of objects, depth perception, color vision with the ability to distinguish colors. .
Mental capability to maintain patient confidentiality 100% of the time.
PHYSICAL FACTORS
Non-Emergency Department Registrar Staff:
Working indoors in a cubical area, sitting 80% of the time, standing 5%, kneeling 2.5%, squatting/crouching 2.5%, stooping 5%, and walking 5%. Activities include lifting of 35 lbs. Maximum that would be a two- (2) person lift, frequent lifting and/or carrying 20 lbs. Ability to push or pull over carpet floors, concrete ramps and on varied surfaces, a four wheel cart with 50 lb. of paperwork.
Filing that requires reaching, pushing, pulling, and extending the hands and arms in any direction. Stooping and bending the body forward by bending the spine at the waist. To reach lower areas requires kneeling by bending the legs at the knee or crouching by bending the body downward and/or forward by bending the legs and spine. This is 50% of the daily work.
Emergency Department Registrars:

Based in Tuscaloosa, AL, DCH Health System has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to the residents of West Alabama. Comprised of DCH Regional Medical Center, Northport Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center, the DCH Health System provides comprehensive services in:
- Cancer treatment
- Critical Care
- Cardiac Services
- Bloodless medicine
- Home health care
- Sleep medicine
- Occupational medicine
- Sports medicine
- Spine/pain care
- Therapy services
- Women’s services
- and much more
DCH Regional Medical Center has 583 beds and offers a variety of specialty units and advanced services, including cancer, cardiology, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, and the region's most advanced trauma center.
Northport Medical Center is a 204-bed community hospital that offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. The facility also operates the DCH (inpatient) Rehabilitation Pavilion and North Harbor Pavilion for mental health.
Fayette Medical Center, through a lease agreement with the DCH Health System, is a 61-bed rural hospital that offers the residents of Fayette County inpatient care, along with sophisticated diagnostic equipment, surgical techniques and specialty clinics. A 122-bed nursing home on site is fully accredited and licensed for intermediate and skilled nursing care.
Our goal is to provide the best health system possible for patients to receive proper care, employees to work efficiently, and physicians to practice medicine for the benefit of everyone.