What each role can do
Compare Owner, Admin, Staff, Clinician and Student access across the dashboard, patient chart, settings, team management and role-specific actions.
A team member can hold more than one role. Permissions add up: if any role grants an area, the member can use that area. The role shown in Ona as Clinician is the clinical provider role. Student does not grant any standalone permissions; it only gets the access of the other role it is paired with.
Role access at a glance
Use this table to choose the broad role in Settings → Team Members before you compare individual sections. In the left sidebar, click Settings (at the bottom). In the settings menu, under General, click Team Members.
Use Settings (1) in the left sidebar to open the settings area, then click Team Members (2) in the settings menu under General.
| Access area | Owner | Admin | Staff | Clinician | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Team management | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Operational dashboard outside settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Patient and visit areas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, scoped | No |
| Personal settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Can be combined with other roles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Main dashboard navigation
In the left sidebar, click Dashboard to see the main navigation, which is always visible in the dashboard. Items marked “when enabled” appear only when that feature is turned on for the organization.
Use Dashboard (1) to return to the home area, Patients (2) to open the patient list, Visits (3) to open visits, Calendars (4) to open team calendars, and Reports (5) to open reports.
| Dashboard area | Owner | Admin | Staff | Clinician | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Leads | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | No | No |
| Patients | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, scoped | No |
| Visits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, scoped | No |
| Calendars / Calendar | Calendars | Calendars | Calendars | Calendar | No |
| Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Inventory | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | No | No |
| Tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Consents, Forms, Templates, Interviews | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Care Plans in Library | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | No |
| Omnichannel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Faxes | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | No | No |
| Referrals | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled | No | No |
| Claims | When insurance is enabled | When insurance is enabled | When insurance is enabled | No | No |
| Invoices | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Care Time | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | No | No |
| Reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Timesheets | When enabled | When enabled | No | No | No |
| Settings | Organization and personal settings | Organization and personal settings | Personal settings | Personal settings | No |
Patient chart sections
This table covers the patient sidebar. In the left sidebar, click Patients, then click the patient's name. Clinicians can open patient chart sections that are available to them, but their overall patient access is scoped.
| Patient chart section | Owner | Admin | Staff | Clinician |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cases | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled |
| Care Plans | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled |
| Notebook | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Omnichannel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faxes | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled | No |
| Referrals | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled | When fax is enabled |
| Consents | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Forms | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interviews | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lab Reports | When labs are enabled | When labs are enabled | When labs are enabled | When labs are enabled |
| Lab Orders | When labs are enabled | When labs are enabled | When labs are enabled | When labs are enabled |
| Supplements | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled |
| DoseSpot | If enabled for the member | If enabled for the member | If enabled for the member | If enabled for the member |
| Food Journal | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled |
| Care Time | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled |
| Claims | When insurance is enabled | When insurance is enabled | When insurance is enabled | No |
| Invoices | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Memberships | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled | When enabled |
| Details & Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Settings sections
This table covers Settings. In the left sidebar, click Settings (at the bottom). Owners and admins see organization settings. Staff and clinicians see personal settings, plus their individual Insurance section when insurance is enabled.
Use My Profile (1) for personal details, Team Members (2) for team management, Organization (3) for practice settings, and Insurance (4) for insurance details.
| Settings area | Owner | Admin | Staff | Clinician | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Profile / Profile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Organization | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Team Members | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Locations | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Subscription | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Website Widget | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Notifications | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Calendar Sync | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Omnichannel settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fax & Referrals settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| AI Receptionist | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Stripe | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Memberships settings | When Stripe charges are enabled | When Stripe charges are enabled | No | No | No |
| Insurance organization settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Individual Insurance details | No separate section | No separate section | When insurance is enabled | When insurance is enabled | No |
| Clearinghouse | When insurance details are shown | When insurance details are shown | No | No | No |
| Billing Rules | When insurance details are shown | When insurance details are shown | No | No | No |
| Fee Schedule | When insurance details are shown | When insurance details are shown | No | No | No |
| Charting | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cases configuration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Care Plans configuration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Discharge Letters | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Leads configuration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Inventory configuration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Food Journal configuration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Timesheets configuration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Labs settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Supplements settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Junction | When shown | When shown | No | No | No |
| Fullscript | When shown | When shown | No | No | No |
| DoseSpot settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Team member management
This table covers Settings → Team Members. In the left sidebar, click Settings (at the bottom). In the settings menu, under General, click Team Members. Owners and admins can manage team members; staff and clinicians do not see this settings section.
Use Invite Member (1) to start an invite, Status filter (2) to filter the table by member status, Role filter (3) to filter by role, and a Member row (4) to open that member's record.
| Team action | Owner | Admin | Staff | Clinician | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Team Members | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| View the team list | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Filter by Status or Role | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Open a member record | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Select Invite Member | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Invite with Admin, Clinician or Staff roles | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Invite with Owner role | No | No | No | No | No |
| Grant or remove Owner after a member exists | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Remove the last Owner | No | No | No | No | No |
| Change Admin, Clinician or Staff roles | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Edit a member's profile and provider details | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Reset another member's two-step verification | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Manage your own two-step verification | In Security | In Security | In Security | In Security | No |
| Copy an invitation link | For invited members with a valid link | For invited members with a valid link | No | No | No |
| Resend an invitation | For invited non-owner members with an email | For invited non-owner members with an email | No | No | No |
| Archive a member | Non-owner members only; not yourself or already deactivated | Non-owner members only; not yourself or already deactivated | No | No | No |
Role-specific actions
This table covers actions that are granted by a specific role or role combination, even when the page itself is visible to more people.
| Action | Owner | Admin | Staff | Clinician | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign a document faxed under your name, such as an outgoing referral letter | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Use lead links in Chats and auto-select the first chat room when no lead is selected | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| See operational page shortcuts in the command menu, excluding admin-only settings such as Team Members | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Show a personal booking page link when booking pages are enabled | Only if also Clinician | Only if also Clinician | Only if also Clinician | Yes | No |
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