JVongNP

Hi everyone, I am a new graduate FNP and am currently on the job hunt. Unfortunately, I am not sure what field I like, so I was thinking it would be good to start off in family practice for at least a year to get a good foundation and then branch out to specialties later on if I get bored and want to try something different. I am also interested in finding a full-time NP position in a primary care outpatient clinic that qualifies for loan forgiveness programs, such as the Nurse Corps and National Health Service Corps. However, it has proven to be more difficult than I anticipated. I got hired to work at a family practice clinic, but it is 50% OBGYN patients, 40% pediatric patients, and about 10% adult/geriatric patients. That does not seem to be the "family practice" population I was expecting (something with more adults and less OBGYN). I also found out that clinic does not qualify for loan forgiveness because it is not a health professionals shortage area (HPSA). So...I do not know if I should take it... Some people tell me to take the job and work for a year or so and then find another NP job in the primary care clinic that does qualify for the loan forgiveness. At the same time, I do not want to just settle for something and then leave soon after. I also have interviews for a vein clinic dealing with varicose veins (ablation, injection, sclerotherapy, etc.) and a medical weight loss clinic. I doubt they qualify as primary care jobs; and neither qualify for loan forgiveness, but I was thinking of giving them a try (if hired) and just practice for a couple years (because both sound interesting and fun to me) and THEN look again for an NP job in a primary care clinic in HPSA areas to qualify for loan forgiveness. However, I am worried that if I do not start off in family practice, it may be very challenging to get hired for family practice later on?? Any feedback would be appreciated!