Resizing A Photoshop Document containing a picture in Illustrator

I am working on a banner that is 5 ' x 4'. This banner will be sent to a printer that uses Illustrator. Since I am a rookie in Illustrator, I did this banner in Photoshop scaled down to 5 inches by 4 inches to keep photoshop from slowing my computer down due to processing such a big document. The finished product has a picture in it. See below:
Here is my question: Do I have to recreate this document IN Illustrator to maintain the picture's integrity or can I resize the complete document in Illustrator? Obviously I would love to just resize it without any loss of quality. lol.
Thank you in advance for your help!

What is the resolution at 5 x4 inches? When you enlarge the banner to 5 x 4 feet, the resolution may most likely be as low as 25 ppi if it not going top be viewed too closely.
This is equivalent to 300 ppi at 5 x 4 inches (12 x 25 = 300), so you may not need to do anything. It all depends on viewing distance.
Next time though, it’s better not to cut corners like this. Keep your graphics in vector, which is resolution independent, and be sure to have sufficient resolution in photographs.
It’s sometimes surprising what you can get away with but for big posters I usually try not to go much below 25 ppi. You will most likely need more for stuff that is to be viewed up close or has a lot of crisp detail.

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