What each role can do

Compare Owner, Admin, Staff and Clinician access across the dashboard, patient chart, settings, team management and role-specific actions.

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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.

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
Access areaOwnerAdminStaffClinician
Organization settingsYesYesNoNo
Team managementYesYesNoNo
Operational dashboard outside settingsYesYesYesNo
Patient and visit areasYesYesYesYes, scoped
Personal settingsYesYesYesYes
Can be combined with other rolesYesYesYesYes

Main dashboard navigation

This table covers the main left navigation, which is always visible in the dashboard. Items marked “when enabled” appear only when that feature is turned on for the organization.

Dashboard areaOwnerAdminStaffClinician
DashboardYesYesYesYes
LeadsWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNo
PatientsYesYesYesYes, scoped
VisitsYesYesYesYes, scoped
Calendars / CalendarCalendarsCalendarsCalendarsCalendar
ServicesYesYesYesYes
InventoryWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNo
TasksYesYesYesYes
Consents, Forms, Templates, InterviewsYesYesYesYes
Care Plans in LibraryWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabled
OmnichannelYesYesYesYes
FaxesWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNo
ReferralsWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledWhen fax is enabledNo
ClaimsWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabledNo
InvoicesYesYesYesNo
Care TimeWhen enabledWhen enabledWhen enabledNo
ReportsYesYesYesNo
TimesheetsWhen enabledWhen enabledNoNo
SettingsOrganization and personal settingsOrganization and personal settingsPersonal settingsPersonal settings

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.

Settings areaOwnerAdminStaffClinician
My Profile / ProfileYesYesYesYes
OrganizationYesYesNoNo
Team MembersYesYesNoNo
LocationsYesYesNoNo
SubscriptionYesYesNoNo
Website & WidgetYesYesNoNo
NotificationsYesYesNoNo
Calendar SyncYesYesYesYes
SecurityYesYesYesYes
Omnichannel settingsYesYesNoNo
Fax & Referrals settingsYesYesNoNo
AI ReceptionistYesYesNoNo
StripeYesYesNoNo
Memberships settingsWhen Stripe charges are enabledWhen Stripe charges are enabledNoNo
Insurance organization settingsYesYesNoNo
Individual Insurance detailsNo separate sectionNo separate sectionWhen insurance is enabledWhen insurance is enabled
ClearinghouseWhen insurance details are shownWhen insurance details are shownNoNo
Billing RulesWhen insurance details are shownWhen insurance details are shownNoNo
Fee ScheduleWhen insurance details are shownWhen insurance details are shownNoNo
ChartingYesYesNoNo
Cases configurationYesYesNoNo
Care Plans configurationYesYesNoNo
Discharge LettersYesYesNoNo
Leads configurationYesYesNoNo
Inventory configurationYesYesNoNo
Food Journal configurationYesYesNoNo
Timesheets configurationYesYesNoNo
Labs settingsYesYesNoNo
Supplements settingsYesYesNoNo
JunctionWhen shownWhen shownNoNo
FullscriptWhen shownWhen shownNoNo
DoseSpot settingsYesYesNoNo

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
Team actionOwnerAdminStaffClinician
Open Team MembersYesYesNoNo
View the team listYesYesNoNo
Filter by Status or RoleYesYesNoNo
Open a member recordYesYesNoNo
Select Invite MemberYesYesNoNo
Invite with Admin, Clinician or Staff rolesYesYesNoNo
Invite with Owner roleNoNoNoNo
Grant or remove Owner after a member existsYesNoNoNo
Remove the last OwnerNoNoNoNo
Change Admin, Clinician or Staff rolesYesYesNoNo
Edit a member's profile and provider detailsYesYesNoNo
Reset another member's two-step verificationYesYesNoNo
Manage your own two-step verificationIn SecurityIn SecurityIn SecurityIn Security
Copy an invitation linkFor invited members with a valid linkFor invited members with a valid linkNoNo
Resend an invitationFor invited non-owner members with an emailFor invited non-owner members with an emailNoNo
Archive a memberNon-owner members only; not yourself or already deactivatedNon-owner members only; not yourself or already deactivatedNoNo

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.

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

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