Tacoma, WA 98447 or Lynnwood, WA 98036

Full-time, 32 WTU June -May. Positions are available beginning June 1, 2025. Hours are typically Monday – Friday, with possibility of weekends. May include some early mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends.

The PLU School of Nursing is seeking full-time, non-tenure-track Simulation Educator, Clinical Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing for our Tacoma and Lynnwood campuses. The primary teaching responsibilities will be in the prelicensure BSN, ABSN, and ELMSN (Entry Level Master of Science in Nursing) programs, with the possibility of limited teaching in the graduate program. This faculty position in the clinical teaching track involves teaching primarily in simulation with limited teaching in didactic courses, clinical courses, and lab courses.

The PLU School of Nursing is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic environment. We actively encourage applications from individuals whose backgrounds or interests align with this commitment. For over 70 years, the PLU School of Nursing has been preparing BSN graduates, and for more than two decades, it has educated graduate nurses. Our graduates are highly regarded throughout the Puget Sound region, demonstrated by a 100% employment rate within six months of graduation.

This position will be responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of simulation-based learning experiences for nursing students in collaboration with the Simulation Center Director. This role ensures that simulation activities align with curriculum goals, competency-based education principles, and accreditation standards while fostering a realistic and effective learning environment. The Simulation Educator collaborates with faculty to integrate simulation into nursing coursework and supports students in developing clinical reasoning, technical skills, and professional behaviors. This position reports to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs or the ABSN Program Coordinator, with ultimate accountability to the Dean of the School of Nursing.

Simulation Development & Facilitation

Additional responsibilities include participation in department committees and meetings, contributing to program evaluation activities, engaging in university service, student advising, and supporting School of Nursing and University events such as orientation, pinning ceremonies, and graduation.

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Pacific Lutheran University purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Our faculty lead with a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice and instill this commitment in their students. PLU educators work to create an environment where students feel heard and valued, nurturing lifelong learners who aren’t afraid to do things differently to make the world better for everyone. PLU supports faculty as they help students turn ambition into purpose, skills into tools, and their caring into a transformative force.

Because PLU is a community committed to the creation and advancement of knowledge through diversity and inclusion, the university actively recruits a faculty, staff, and student body from all religions, races, socioeconomic groups, sexual orientations, and gender expressions and from all over the world. For the 2023–24 academic year, 41.0 percent of PLU undergraduate students are from the first generation in their families to attend college; 50.0 percent self-identify as students of color; and 36.0 percent are Pell Grant–eligible.

Offering distinctive opportunities for global engagement, collaborative student-faculty research, and purposeful learning, our faculty guide 2,700 students from all faiths and backgrounds to discern their purpose through relevant coursework, inclusive mentoring, and internships at world-class Puget Sound-area businesses and institutions. PLU is located on a 156-acre woodland campus in the Parkland neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington and about 40 minutes south of downtown Seattle. The campus reflects consciously green practices and is in proximity to the natural beauty of Mount Rainier, the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, and the Puget Sound.

PLU administration supports and respects the strong culture of faculty-shared governance by working closely and collaboratively with faculty leadership to sustain and strengthen existing structures and procedures while working together on key institutional, academic and curricular decisions. PLU is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from members of historically underrepresented and marginalized groups, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and others who would bring broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research, or other work activities. For general application questions or if you need accommodations at any point in the application and/or interview process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 253-535-7185 or humr@plu.edu. Click here for detailed benefits information.