Preceptor Portal

Preceptor Portal

PLU Nursing Preceptor Portal

Welcome Nurse Practitioner Preceptors

Precept with PLU

Pacific Lutheran University partners with clinical experts to prepare highly skilled, practice-ready nurse practitioners. Our preceptors are essential to this mission—and we are committed to making the experience streamlined, supported, and worthwhile.

Why Precept?

Precepting allows you to directly shape the next generation of clinicians while staying engaged in your own professional growth.

  • Influence the Next Generation – Help develop competent, compassionate providers
  • Strengthen Your Practice – Teaching reinforces clinical reasoning and keeps you current
  • Support the Profession – Contribute to the future of nursing and healthcare
  • Build Recruitment Pipelines – Evaluate and mentor potential future colleagues
  • Receive Recognition & Benefits – Documented teaching hours, CE opportunities, and faculty support

Our Clinical Experiences

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

  • Students complete ~120 clinical hours per term
  • Placements vary by level:
    • Early rotations: Foundational skill-building and supervised patient care
    • Final rotations: Increased independence and full-scope clinical reasoning

👉 All students complete robust, in-person physical assessment training prior to entering clinical settings to ensure strong foundational skills.

Get Started

👉 Start Precepting with PLU – email bolinj@plu.edu with your name and email

Harstad in the spring

Who Can Precept?

All preceptors must have an active, unencumbered license and at least one year of clinical experience in their role.

FNP Preceptors

  • FNPs, CNMs, MDs/DOs, PAs

Approved Settings

  • Primary care (family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, women’s health)
  • Community care (rural health, urgent care)
  • Select specialties

PMHNP Preceptors

  • Psychiatric NPs, MD, DO, CNS-Psych
  • LICSWs and LMFTs
  • Outpatient psychiatry
  • Integrated behavioral health
  • School-based mental health
  • Inpatient psychiatry

Preceptor Requirements & Expectations

Preceptors are supported by PLU faculty and play a key role in student learning.

Requirements

  • A current affiliation agreement/contract must be in place with PLU
  • May precept no more than two students at a time (per Washington State regulations)
  • Maintain active, unencumbered licensure
  • Complete orientation to course and role expectations

What Preceptors Can Expect

  • Clear course objectives and student expectations for each rotation
  • Access to program curriculum and outcomes
  • Ongoing communication with a dedicated clinical faculty member
  • Faculty-led:
    • Initial introduction at the start of the term
    • Site visit (virtual or in-person as appropriate)
    • Final check-in and evaluation

Students are supervised and evaluated in partnership with faculty, who maintain overall responsibility for grading and progression.

Support You Can Count On

  • Dedicated clinical placement team
  • Consistent faculty oversight and communication
  • Streamlined onboarding and documentation processes
  • Structured evaluation tools and support

Preceptor Resources

Washington State Preceptor Grant

Washington nurse preceptors may be eligible for the Washington State Student Nurse Preceptorship Grant:

  • Approximately $500–$1,000 per student
  • Requires 80+ clinical hours per student
  • Available for multiple rotations per year (based on funding)

👉 Learn more: Washington State Board of Nursing, https://nursing.wa.gov/preceptor

Benefits of Precepting with PLU

  • Documentation of precepting hours for CV and credentialing
  • Potential eligibility for the Washington State Preceptor Grant
  • Access to continuing education (CEU) opportunities through PLU’s Center for Continued Nursing Learning (CCNL), applicable to licensure requirements
  • Ongoing partnership with faculty and academic resources