See 362A.

This is the supervisory or expert level of the series. Directs and coordinates all activities, including supervision of doctoral level staff, in large psychology department having a multi-functional program; within a Division of Developmental Disabilities residential facility or Division of Mental Health hospital is responsible, institution-wide, for developing, implementing and monitoring performance standards, policies and procedures to ensure cross-unit standardization and quality control in psychological services; or plans, organizes and directs the administrative and therapeutic programs for a mental health residential facility.

Supervises doctoral level psychologists in an institution; directs and coordinates work of psychologists with that of other institution service programs;  

Serves as psychological consultant to Clinical Director, Superintendent and medical staff on problems involving psychological services;  

Plans, executes, and participates in treatment programs;  

Serves as consultant to diagnostic, intake, treatment, and disposition staff;  

Provides individual and group psychotherapy to patients;  

Does psycho-diagnostic testing of patients and employees;  

Participates in training and education of institution staff in psychological field;  

Interviews patients' relatives and enlists their aid in rehabilitation of patients;  

Participates in clinical staff meetings;  

Submits reports to superintendent on activities and problems of psychology programs;  

Serves as consultant resource to Ph.D. level unit psychologists;  

Designs, conducts, and analyzes research projects;  

Sets standards, policies and procedures for facility-wide psychological services;  

May supervise lower level staff.

Positions at this level require a license to practice psychology in the state of Washington.

A Doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited school or department of psychology  

AND 

Three years of post-doctoral psychology experience, including one year of experience supervising other professional psychologists  

AND 

Possession of a license to practice psychology in the state of Washington.

New class.  Civil service reform merges 38160 Psychologist 5 and 38200 Psychologist 6; adopted March 10, 2005, effective June 1, 2005.
Base range salary adjustment adopted 6/30/2017, effective 7/1/2017.