Travel RDN: Skilled Nursing Dietitian (13-Week)

Bestica Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

Bestica is seeking a travel RD/RDN for a 13-week assignment in Kansas City, MO. The role is 24 hours per week, day shifts (3x8), with Epic charting in a skilled nursing setting. Start date is November 30, 2026.

Requirements include at least 1 year of RD/RDN experience, active credential, MO/Kansas licenses or compact license, and flu vaccination; COVID-19 vaccination not required. Local candidates within 75 miles are not accepted.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Registered Dietitian
• Active RD/RDN credential required
• Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or long-term care experience required
• Experience with geriatric nutrition
• Missouri and Kansas licenses or a compact license must be in hand at submission due to potential floating requirements
• Flu vaccine required; medical/religious exemptions only
• COVID-19 vaccination not required

Responsibilities

• Nutrition assessments and reassessments
• Enteral nutrition and therapeutic diet management
• Fluid/electrolyte balance and nutritional deficiencies
• Dysphagia and aspiration safety
• TPN, calorie counts, and food-drug interactions
• Chronic wound care nutrition and failure-to-thrive management
• Nutrition-focused physical exams (NFPE)
• Alzheimer’s disease and appetite management

Skills

1 year experience as Registered Dietit

RD/RDN credential

geriatric nutrition

MO or KS licenses or compact license

Nutrition assessments

Enteral nutrition

Therapeutic diet management

Dysphagia management

Chronic wound care nutrition

NFPE

Alzheimer’s disease nutrition

Tools

Epic

Job description

Bestica is seeking a travel RD/RDN for a 13-week assignment in Kansas City, MO. The role is 24 hours per week, day shifts (3x8), with Epic charting in a skilled nursing setting. Start date is November 30, 2026.

Requirements include at least 1 year of RD/RDN experience, active credential, MO/Kansas licenses or compact license, and flu vaccination; COVID-19 vaccination not required. Local candidates within 75 miles are not accepted.