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Melissa G.

Melissa G.

Fractional COO/CAO | Patient Experience Strategist

I help healthcare practices and service-driven businesses align culture, operations, and strategy—without the overhead of a full-time executive. As a Fractional Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and patient experience strategist, I provide on-demand leadership to organizations seeking to elevate operations, streamline workflows, and improve team performance. My proprietary Nine Pillars Patient Experience Audit and Culture of Care Evaluation offer data-driven insights that transform how practices deliver care. Whether you’re navigating growth, change, or performance gaps, I help you create a culture of excellence backed by operational precision and strategic intent. ⭐️ Core Services ✅ Strategic Administrative Planning Align your administrative function with business goals to ensure efficiency, scalability, and patient-centered care. ✅ Nine Pillars Patient Experience Audit Evaluate and optimize each stage of the patient journey—initial exposure to long-term relationship—using a proven 9-pillar framework. ✅ Culture of Care Evaluation Uncover the core drivers of team behavior, communication, and accountability to build a practice culture that supports retention and patient satisfaction. ✅ Operational Efficiency Optimization Streamline workflows, reduce friction, and enhance back-office processes to boost performance and reduce cost. ✅ Team Leadership & Development Coach administrative leaders and frontline staff to drive engagement, growth, and service excellence. ✅ Policy Design & Risk Management Ensure compliance and consistency through custom policy development and proactive risk mitigation strategies. ⸻ 💡 Why Clients Hire Me: ✅ Executive-level strategy, delivered flexibly ✅ Healthcare-specific insight paired with actionable systems ✅ Patient-first, culture-aligned, and data-driven methods ✅ Trusted consultant for multi-site practices, start-ups, and mission-driven organizations If you’re ready to improve operational clarity, patient satisfaction, and organizational culture, let’s connect. Because a remarkable patient experience doesn't happen by accident - it happens by design.

🇺🇸Springfield, United States$125/hr100% JSS1.31 (2)Since Jan 2024

Earnings and projects

MRR (estimate)as of Sep 24
≈$2.3k

An estimate from an earlier read

World#18,218 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,296 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
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Last 6 months: $14k

Total earnings
$47k

Billed in all: $50k

World#79,532 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#14,291 / 62.1k
Per project
$12k

$7k in the last 6 months

World#12,842 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,210 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
2
0% fixed100% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#11,762 / 62.1k
Projects in all
4
0% fixed100% hourly
World#283,741 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#40,819 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

–Billed in all, before Upwork's fee

One reading so far: earnings show from the second.

Skill rankings: Top 3% in Front Desk

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #4Front Desk156 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 3%
  2. #11ISO 9001219 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 5%
  3. #16Organizational Plan388 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 4%
  4. #22Policy Development247 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #15Top 9%
  5. #44Healthcare Management848 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #18Top 5%
  6. #50Office Administration1,509 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #10Top 3%
  7. #52Leadership Development699 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #26Top 7%
  8. #61Call Center Management1,271 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #10Top 5%