Need advice. Passed NCEX, working as PCT now what

[night_owl_rn, BSN]

Hi everybody,

I am currently working as a PCT in a busy Telemetry department in a big hospital here in Chicago suburbs. I've been working there for only 3 months. I passed my NCLEX-RN last week and told my manager that I'd like to be considered for an RN position and she said they just hired 5 new grads recently who were also PCTs in our unit.

I would really love to be in Telemetry dept, either that or OR. But right now I don't know what to do!

Should I keep my job as a PCT in my unit and look for a part time RN job elsewhere while waiting for a new grad position to open up? I really don't want to leave the hospital where I'm working at right now. Or should I try to do a job transfer to a different department?

How is my chances of getting hired as a new grad with:

6 months of nursing home experience

3-4 months of Acute care experience

I'm a foreign grad too and passed all the necessary licensure exams needed for IL.

Any input is appreciated.