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Disliking my job maybe...

When I graduated nursing school in Dec. 2012 I did some interviews and decided to take my first job in Psych. I decided to do that because I wanted more experience on how to deal with those patients because I was frustrated in nursing school how every time there was a psych patient nobody knew how to handle them (and there was at least 1 every clinical I had). However, after 7 months I realized I was losing most of my skills and knowledge and that scared me so I looked for a new job. I found a new job in a local LTAC where I now work both the med/surg floor and the ICU. I have been at this job for 8 months now but I just feel like I am unhappy. I have learned so much during these 8 months and I of course can definitely learn some more here but I just feel like something is missing.

I absolutely love nursing but I feel like I do not like med/surg. I've been thinking of looking at other jobs but I also know I really need to stick it out for 4 more months. I also really want L&D or NICU BUT I also know those jobs are way hard to get. I even recently talked to an L&D manager at one of the main hospital systems here who informed me that they only hire unexperienced L&D nurses if your a new grad.

Any suggestions on what area's I should maybe look at in 4 months? Also, maybe what I could do to keep me interested in this job for the next 4 months?

If by any chance a job opportunity came up before my year mark at this job would I then look flaky in the future for having jobs that were not very long? If I get a new job I would stay for at least 1 year period but after that year mark we would most likely be moving cross-country so I would then never have a job for more than a year.

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