Power Personnel
Hiring organization · Based in Palo Alto, CA
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
Benefits
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance; weekly payroll; 24-hour accessibility; personalized service; refer-a-friend bonus; flexible assignments. Agency roles are typically hourly—benefits packages can be thinner than staff jobs, with room to negotiate higher pay.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
L&D RN assignments in East Palo Alto / Palo Alto list about $88/hour, with an estimated annual range roughly $153k–$220k.
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RN or RD) roles post competitive pay around $85–$90/hour.
Travel nurses
Flexible assignments and scheduling are offered, with L&D examples on 3x12s and nursing-assistant roles on weekday 8-hour shifts.
As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: bebee.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: glassdoor.com
Moving here
Stated benefits across postings include health, vision, dental, and life insurance, weekly payroll, and 24-hour accessibility.
As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: bebee.comSource 3: jobs.powerpersonnel.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
L&D postings advertise a $500 referral bonus when your referral completes 20 shifts.
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
New graduates
Employees note advancement and skill-development opportunities, though some say training and onboarding still need work.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Travel nurses
Assignments use Epic, so you are not learning a one-off charting system on day one.
Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: bebee.comSource 3: jobs.powerpersonnel.comSource 4: facebook.com
Moving here
This is a woman- and minority-owned Bay Area staffing agency founded in 1994, with Joint Commission certification claimed nine times.
As of 2025Source 1: powerpersonnel.comSource 2: facebook.com
Working conditions
- Charting system
- Epic
Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: bebee.comSource 3: jobs.powerpersonnel.comSource 4: facebook.com
- Scheduling
- Flexible assignments and scheduling offered; L&D example 3x12s; NA Mon-Fri 8-hr; mixed reviews on mandatory OT and last-minute changes/cancellations.
As of 2025Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: bebee.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist RN or RD (CDCES), competitive pay
- Pay and benefits
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist RN or RD (CDCES) upper range
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery (L&D), East Palo Alto / Palo Alto 725 Welch Rd
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse-Labor and Delivery (L&D) in East Palo Alto estimated annual range low
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse-Labor and Delivery (L&D) in East Palo Alto estimated annual range high
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Medical Assistant - Pediatrics (Front & Back Office), San Mateo CA contract-to-perm low
As of 2026-01-21Source: jobs.powerpersonnel.com
- Pay and benefits
- Medical Assistant - Pediatrics (Front & Back Office), San Mateo CA contract-to-perm high
As of 2026-01-21Source: jobs.powerpersonnel.com
- Pay and benefits
- Referral bonus: earn $500 for every referral who completes 20 shifts (L&D RN posting)
As of 2025Source: talents.vaia.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Employees note advancement and skill-development opportunities; training/onboarding sometimes needs improvement.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto sits in the heart of Silicon Valley, blending leafy residential streets with a high-energy tech culture. Stanford University anchors the town with world-class medical and research facilities, while a mild climate and easy access to the Santa Cruz mountains make it attractive for RNs who love both career prestige and outdoor weekends.
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- State price level · California
- 11% above the national average
- State index 110.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $3,484/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $231,101/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at Power Personnel, a woman- and minority-owned healthcare staffing agency based in the Bay Area and Northern California, founded in 1994. Assignments land you in places like the L&D posting at 725 Welch Rd in Palo Alto, charting in Epic, on patterns such as 3x12s for L&D or weekday 8-hour shifts for nursing assistant roles.
More about Power Personnel
Pay on recent postings runs about $85–$90/hour for Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RN or RD) work and about $88/hour for Labor and Delivery RN roles in East Palo Alto / Palo Alto, with that L&D work estimated roughly $153k–$220k annually. Postings also list health, vision, dental, and life insurance, weekly payroll, 24-hour accessibility, and a $500 referral bonus when someone you refer finishes 20 shifts. Nurses describe a friendly, family-like feel and fair pay in places, and Glassdoor sits around 3.6/5 with about 73% recommending. The tradeoff is real: some reviews cite last-minute cancellations, mandatory overtime, and thin communication after a contract starts—so you will want every schedule and rate detail in writing before you start.
Woman- and minority-owned staffing agency emphasizing personalized service, flexible assignments, and long-running Joint Commission certification (claimed nine times).
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall ratings
- Glassdoor overall about 3.6/5 with roughly 73% recommending; Indeed RN reviews about 3.7/5.
- Overtime availability
- CNA reviewer cited lots of overtime opportunities.
As of 2024-01-25Source: glassdoor.com
- Last-minute cancellations and staffing frustration
- Staffing described as unprofessional with last-minute cancellations and poor management.
As of 2024-01-25Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Communication after placement
- RN reviewers said agency ghosts or abandons workers after contracts start and urged getting everything in writing.
As of 2022-01-16Source: indeed.com
- On-site management support
- RN said managers lacked site awareness and offered no support amid a hostile work environment.
As of 2021-06-19Source: indeed.com
- Culture and coworkers
- Many describe a friendly family-like atmosphere and supportive coworkers; recruiter praised great work culture.
- Work-life balance tradeoffs
- Flexible scheduling appreciated but mandatory overtime and last-minute schedule changes disrupt personal plans.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay fairness
- Some RN reviewers cited fair pay and ability to meet personal goals and learn new things.
As of 2025Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
Some nurses report last-minute cancellations and say the agency goes quiet after a contract starts, so get every detail in writing.
As of 2024-01-25 · 2022-01-16 · 2025Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.comSource 4: talents.vaia.comSource 5: bebee.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 28, 2026
- Website
- powerpersonnel.com ↗
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