See Psychology Affiliate.

This is the supervisory or expert level of the series. Directs and coordinates all activities, including supervision of doctoral level staff, in a large psychology department having a multi-functional program; within a Developmental Disability Administration and/or Behavioral Health Administration 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 to maintain regulatory compliance and necessary accreditation.

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

Serves as psychological consultant to clinical director, superintendent, executive officer 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 administration or 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.

A Doctoral degree from an accredited school or department of psychology and a valid Washington State license to practice as a professional psychologist.
Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

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

Equivalent education/experience.

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.
Revised legal requirements; effective June 6, 2024, due to adopted legislative action.
Revised class series concept, definition, typical work, legal requirements, and desirable qualifications; adopted June 23, 2025; effective July 1, 2025.