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.

Team & access12 min readUpdated

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.

1Settings2Team 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 areaOwnerAdminStaffClinicianStudent
Organization settingsYesYesNoNoNo
Team managementYesYesNoNoNo
Operational dashboard outside settingsYesYesYesNoNo
Patient and visit areasYesYesYesYes, scopedNo
Personal settingsYesYesYesYesNo
Can be combined with other rolesYesYesYesYesYes

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.

1Dashboard2Patients3Visits4Calendars5Reports

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 areaOwnerAdminStaffClinicianStudent
DashboardYesYesYesYesNo
LeadsWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNoNo
PatientsYesYesYesYes, scopedNo
VisitsYesYesYesYes, scopedNo
Calendars / CalendarCalendarsCalendarsCalendarsCalendarNo
ServicesYesYesYesYesNo
InventoryWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNoNo
TasksYesYesYesYesNo
Consents, Forms, Templates, InterviewsYesYesYesYesNo
Care Plans in LibraryWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNo
OmnichannelYesYesYesYesNo
FaxesWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNoNo
ReferralsWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledNoNo
ClaimsWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledNoNo
InvoicesYesYesYesNoNo
Care TimeWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNoNo
ReportsYesYesYesNoNo
TimesheetsWhen enabledWhen enabledNoNoNo
SettingsOrganization and personal settingsOrganization and personal settingsPersonal settingsPersonal settingsNo

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 sectionOwnerAdminStaffClinician
SummaryYesYesYesYes
VisitsYesYesYesYes
CasesWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
Care PlansWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
NotebookYesYesYesYes
TasksYesYesYesYes
OmnichannelYesYesYesYes
FaxesWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledNo
ReferralsWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabled
ConsentsYesYesYesYes
FormsYesYesYesYes
InterviewsYesYesYesYes
Lab ReportsWhen labs are enabledWhen labs are enabledWhen labs are enabledWhen labs are enabled
Lab OrdersWhen labs are enabledWhen labs are enabledWhen labs are enabledWhen labs are enabled
SupplementsWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
DoseSpotIf enabled for the memberIf enabled for the memberIf enabled for the memberIf enabled for the member
Food JournalWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
Care TimeWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
ClaimsWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledNo
InvoicesYesYesYesYes
MembershipsWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
Details & SettingsYesYesYesYes

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.

1My Profile2Team Members3Organization4Insurance

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 areaOwnerAdminStaffClinicianStudent
My Profile / ProfileYesYesYesYesNo
OrganizationYesYesNoNoNo
Team MembersYesYesNoNoNo
LocationsYesYesNoNoNo
SubscriptionYesYesNoNoNo
Website WidgetYesYesNoNoNo
NotificationsYesYesNoNoNo
Calendar SyncYesYesYesYesNo
SecurityYesYesYesYesNo
Omnichannel settingsYesYesNoNoNo
Fax & Referrals settingsYesYesNoNoNo
AI ReceptionistYesYesNoNoNo
StripeYesYesNoNoNo
Memberships settingsWhen Stripe charges are enabledWhen Stripe charges are enabledNoNoNo
Insurance organization settingsYesYesNoNoNo
Individual Insurance detailsNo separate sectionNo separate sectionWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledNo
ClearinghouseWhen insurance details are shownWhen insurance details are shownNoNoNo
Billing RulesWhen insurance details are shownWhen insurance details are shownNoNoNo
Fee ScheduleWhen insurance details are shownWhen insurance details are shownNoNoNo
ChartingYesYesNoNoNo
Cases configurationYesYesNoNoNo
Care Plans configurationYesYesNoNoNo
Discharge LettersYesYesNoNoNo
Leads configurationYesYesNoNoNo
Inventory configurationYesYesNoNoNo
Food Journal configurationYesYesNoNoNo
Timesheets configurationYesYesNoNoNo
Labs settingsYesYesNoNoNo
Supplements settingsYesYesNoNoNo
JunctionWhen shownWhen shownNoNoNo
FullscriptWhen shownWhen shownNoNoNo
DoseSpot settingsYesYesNoNoNo

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.

1Invite Member2Status filter3Role filter4Member row

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 actionOwnerAdminStaffClinicianStudent
Open Team MembersYesYesNoNoNo
View the team listYesYesNoNoNo
Filter by Status or RoleYesYesNoNoNo
Open a member recordYesYesNoNoNo
Select Invite MemberYesYesNoNoNo
Invite with Admin, Clinician or Staff rolesYesYesNoNoNo
Invite with Owner roleNoNoNoNoNo
Grant or remove Owner after a member existsYesNoNoNoNo
Remove the last OwnerNoNoNoNoNo
Change Admin, Clinician or Staff rolesYesYesNoNoNo
Edit a member's profile and provider detailsYesYesNoNoNo
Reset another member's two-step verificationYesYesNoNoNo
Manage your own two-step verificationIn SecurityIn SecurityIn SecurityIn SecurityNo
Copy an invitation linkFor invited members with a valid linkFor invited members with a valid linkNoNoNo
Resend an invitationFor invited non-owner members with an emailFor invited non-owner members with an emailNoNoNo
Archive a memberNon-owner members only; not yourself or already deactivatedNon-owner members only; not yourself or already deactivatedNoNoNo

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.

ActionOwnerAdminStaffClinicianStudent
Sign a document faxed under your name, such as an outgoing referral letterYesYesNoYesNo
Use lead links in Chats and auto-select the first chat room when no lead is selectedYesYesYesNoNo
See operational page shortcuts in the command menu, excluding admin-only settings such as Team MembersYesYesYesNoNo
Show a personal booking page link when booking pages are enabledOnly if also ClinicianOnly if also ClinicianOnly if also ClinicianYesNo

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