New Grad RN with great LVN job

[ProgressiveThinking, MSN, CRNA]

Posting this in this section in hope of more responses..

Hello,

soon to be new grad ADN here in southern california. I'm graduating from a program with a great reputation in our area in a couple of weeks. Worked full-time as an LVN throughout school because I'm a little scared about the job market, but happy to have a great LVN job while I look for RN work. I currently work for a Federal hospital as an LVN. Good pay, great benefits, very stable, but VERY hard work. I refused to quit work during school because I'm aware of how bad the job market is, and have to pay the bills. I also know having my foot in the door will help me getting a job sometime down the line (hopefully). There are some new grad RNs who were LVNs who ended up leaving to other hospitals because the government does everything sloooow, and like all hospitals, there are a lot of politics (which I avoid). I was told it would probably take about 6-12 months before I realistically start working as a RN, and that's only if im fortunate enough to be hired. Very few openings because nobody ever leaves the government, and of course a lot of applicants.

My manager wanted to hire me, but they don't allow RNs who were LVNs to work on the same floor (thanks to administration). I understand, and know I would just have to deal with it and wait for an opening on another unit.

The hospital I work for is currently in a hiring freeze, and there is a strong push toward BSN nurses. I have already been accepted into an online BSN program and plan to pursue that full-time. I have a a part time home health job guaranteed as an RN (through a family member), and have been told by a SNF that I used to work for as an LVN that they would take me back as a RN, but it would have to be full-time and I would be back to caring for 30 patients, which I hated. I'm currently networking to get into an ICU residency at a different hospital as well (which is my dream job BTW, and I LOVE the hospital's environment), and applying to other hospitals.

Should I take the SNF job to get RN experience, or should I just ride out my current job and do the home health gig on the side? What would you do? I love my current employer. Not necessarily med/surg, but my employer is great, my manager is great, and my coworkers are for the most part great. However, I do not want to become stagnant.

I do not want to be labeled as a LTC nurse.

Any thoughts are appreciated.