Corporate Secretary II - Governance Board

CHRISTUS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health seeks a Corporate Secretary II to support designated boards and collaborate with the Governance Department on governance practices, resolutions, minutes, and consents. The role involves managing meetings from agenda to follow-up and ensuring compliance with bylaws across entities.

The position requires knowledge of corporate governance, strong coordination with Legal, Finance, and Risk, and the ability to align diverse viewpoints. Travel up to 30% is anticipated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 7 years of executive-level support required
• Paralegal certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Meet governance competencies and lead self/others/leaders.
• Manage end-to-end board lifecycle: planning, scheduling, meeting execution.
• Coordinate board needs with entity leaders (hospital/system/regional).
• Prepare and deliver agendas, materials, minutes, actions, and decisions.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Administrators for approvals.
• Maintain audit-ready governance docs and support audits.
• Implement governance procedures, templates, workflows across entities.
• Monitor accreditation/regulatory standards and ensure records validation.
• Lead issue resolution, risk management, and decision-support for governance.
• Manage quality, patient safety, and credentialing requirements for boards.
• Coordinate team coverage and cross-functional support.
• Oversee conflict of interest tracking, succession planning and diversity evaluation.
• Oversee administrative and logistical needs for designated boards.
• Up to 30% travel required.
• Other duties as assigned by governance leadership.

Skills

Executive-level support

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Summary:

The Corporate Secretary II position supports designated boards and collaborates with the CHRISTUS Health Governance Department as it relates to the function of the Board of Directors. The Corporate Secretary position requires knowledge of legal-related work in corporate and subsidiary governance, such as governance practices/processes, drafting of corporate and subsidiary board resolutions, minutes and written consents, secretary’s certificates, acquisitions and other corporate governance transactions.

The Corporate Secretary II manages the full meeting lifecycle, from agenda preparation and materials coordination to documenting actions, decisions, and post-meeting follow-up. The role ensures alignment on material issues, integrates diverse viewpoints, and upholds delegated authorities and bylaw requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Manage the end-to-end board for assigned boards and committees, including planning, scheduling, and execution of all meeting-related activities.
• Coordinate board-specific needs with entity leader (hospital leader, system or regional executive, etc.)
• Coordinate preparation and delivery of agendas, materials, minutes, actions, and decision documentation.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Administrators to ensure best practice and provide documentation for special approvals.
• Maintain audit-ready governance documentation and support internal and external audit processes.
• Implement standardized governance procedures, templates, and workflows across all entities for designated boards and committees.
• Monitor compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, policies, and approval thresholds and maintain transparent records validated through positive audit outcomes.
• Lead board-specific issue resolution, risk management, and decision-support processes to move governance initiatives forward.
• Manage quality and patient safety, and credentialing requirements for specified boards.
• Collaborate with team for seamless support and coverage.
• Manage conflict of interest tracking, succession planning, self-assessments, required screening needs, and diversity evaluation.
• Manage all administrative and logistical needs related to designated boards and committees.
• Up to 30% travel required.
• Other duties as assigned by the leader related to Governance support.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor's degree preferred

Experience

• 7 years of executive-level support required

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Paralegal certification preferred

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type:

Full Time