Nurse Practitioners

Town and Country Pediatrics is proud to provide a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, Jennifer Hartman, for our patients. A nurse practitioner (CPNP) is a registered nurse who has completed an additional three years for a masters degree and is certified by the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Jennifer has her own independent patient schedule, providing medical child care for new patients as well as healthy child exams, sick visits and follow-up visits for established patients. Nurse practitioners traditionally have a strong focus on parent and patient education and have prescriptive authority. They do not have admitting privileges at the hospital, however, any of our physicians can have the patients of a nurse practitioner admitted. The nurse practitioner works closely together with the Town and Country Pediatric physicians for patient consultations and collaborates to ensure the mutual goals of your child's wellness.

Jennifer Hartman, CPNP and Karen Patel, RN, maintain our computer tracking system to follow our patients who need outside lab work, and consultations, and to follow-up on unfavorable results with the patients. You can contact them by e-mail at jenniferh@townandcountrypeds.com or by calling 312-279-8900, and press #7 for her voice mail. To read Jennifer's c.v., click here.